sambar

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English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi सांभर (sāmbhar), साँभर (sāmbhar), from Sanskrit शम्बर (śambara, a kind of deer).

A buck sambar deer (1).

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Noun

sambar (plural sambars)

  1. (zoology) A Southeast Asian deer (Rusa unicolor).
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Etymology 2

From Tamil சாம்பார் (cāmpār), from Marathi सांभार (sāmbhār)/सांबार (sāmbār, curry), from Old Marathi सांबार (sāṃbāra), from Sanskrit सम्भार (sambhārá, materials required for a particular purpose, provision; collection of spices), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-bʰor-ó-s, from *sem- (together, one) +‎ *bʰer- (to bear, carry) +‎ *-ós (deverbal suffix). Doublet of Anbar and ambar.

A bowl of sambar (2).

Noun

sambar (uncountable)

  1. (cooking) A food preparation common in southern India and Sri Lanka, made of vegetables and lentils (usually pigeon peas, also called toor dal) in a spicy tamarind and lentil flour soup base.

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Finnish

Etymology

< Hindi सांभर (sāmbhar)

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Noun

sambar

  1. sambar, Rusa unicolor (species of deer)

Declension

Inflection of sambar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative sambar sambarit
genitive sambarin sambarien
sambareiden
sambareitten
partitive sambaria sambareita
sambareja
illative sambariin sambareihin
singular plural
nominative sambar sambarit
accusative nom. sambar sambarit
gen. sambarin
genitive sambarin sambarien
sambareiden
sambareitten
partitive sambaria sambareita
sambareja
inessive sambarissa sambareissa
elative sambarista sambareista
illative sambariin sambareihin
adessive sambarilla sambareilla
ablative sambarilta sambareilta
allative sambarille sambareille
essive sambarina sambareina
translative sambariksi sambareiksi
abessive sambaritta sambareitta
instructive sambarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sambar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sambarini sambarini
accusative nom. sambarini sambarini
gen. sambarini
genitive sambarini sambarieni
sambareideni
sambareitteni
partitive sambariani sambareitani
sambarejani
inessive sambarissani sambareissani
elative sambaristani sambareistani
illative sambariini sambareihini
adessive sambarillani sambareillani
ablative sambariltani sambareiltani
allative sambarilleni sambareilleni
essive sambarinani sambareinani
translative sambarikseni sambareikseni
abessive sambarittani sambareittani
instructive
comitative sambareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sambarisi sambarisi
accusative nom. sambarisi sambarisi
gen. sambarisi
genitive sambarisi sambariesi
sambareidesi
sambareittesi
partitive sambariasi sambareitasi
sambarejasi
inessive sambarissasi sambareissasi
elative sambaristasi sambareistasi
illative sambariisi sambareihisi
adessive sambarillasi sambareillasi
ablative sambariltasi sambareiltasi
allative sambarillesi sambareillesi
essive sambarinasi sambareinasi
translative sambariksesi sambareiksesi
abessive sambarittasi sambareittasi
instructive
comitative sambareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sambarimme sambarimme
accusative nom. sambarimme sambarimme
gen. sambarimme
genitive sambarimme sambariemme
sambareidemme
sambareittemme
partitive sambariamme sambareitamme
sambarejamme
inessive sambarissamme sambareissamme
elative sambaristamme sambareistamme
illative sambariimme sambareihimme
adessive sambarillamme sambareillamme
ablative sambariltamme sambareiltamme
allative sambarillemme sambareillemme
essive sambarinamme sambareinamme
translative sambariksemme sambareiksemme
abessive sambarittamme sambareittamme
instructive
comitative sambareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sambarinne sambarinne
accusative nom. sambarinne sambarinne
gen. sambarinne
genitive sambarinne sambarienne
sambareidenne
sambareittenne
partitive sambarianne sambareitanne
sambarejanne
inessive sambarissanne sambareissanne
elative sambaristanne sambareistanne
illative sambariinne sambareihinne
adessive sambarillanne sambareillanne
ablative sambariltanne sambareiltanne
allative sambarillenne sambareillenne
essive sambarinanne sambareinanne
translative sambariksenne sambareiksenne
abessive sambarittanne sambareittanne
instructive
comitative sambareinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sambarinsa sambarinsa
accusative nom. sambarinsa sambarinsa
gen. sambarinsa
genitive sambarinsa sambariensa
sambareidensa
sambareittensa
partitive sambariaan
sambariansa
sambareitaan
sambarejaan
sambareitansa
sambarejansa
inessive sambarissaan
sambarissansa
sambareissaan
sambareissansa
elative sambaristaan
sambaristansa
sambareistaan
sambareistansa
illative sambariinsa sambareihinsa
adessive sambarillaan
sambarillansa
sambareillaan
sambareillansa
ablative sambariltaan
sambariltansa
sambareiltaan
sambareiltansa
allative sambarilleen
sambarillensa
sambareilleen
sambareillensa
essive sambarinaan
sambarinansa
sambareinaan
sambareinansa
translative sambarikseen
sambariksensa
sambareikseen
sambareiksensa
abessive sambarittaan
sambarittansa
sambareittaan
sambareittansa
instructive
comitative sambareineen
sambareinensa

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Portuguese

Etymology

From samba +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: sam‧bar

Verb

sambar (first-person singular present sambo, first-person singular preterite sambei, past participle sambado)

  1. (intransitive) to samba
    • 1970, “Tá Chegando Fevereiro”, performed by Os Originais do Samba:
      Tá chegando o mês de fevereiro, / Acabou o meu dinheiro, / e já não sei como vou fazer / Para com ela ir brincar, / sem dinheiro pra gastar, / como vou sambar?
      February is coming / My money ran out, / and now I don't know what I'll do / To go out with her, / without money to spend, / How will I samba?

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