बंदर

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Hindi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bən.d̪əɾ/,

Etymology 1

Contracted from Old Hindi बांदर (bāṃdara), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀭 (vāṇara), from Sanskrit वानर (vānara). Doublet of वानर (vānar).

The -d- is excrescent between -n- and -r-, for which compare पंद्रह (pandrah).

Alternative forms

Noun

बंदर (bandarm (feminine बंदरी, Urdu spelling بندر)

  1. monkey
    Synonym: वानर (vānar)
Declension

References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian بندر (bandar). Compare Bengali বন্দর (bondor), Dhivehi ބަނދަރު (baⁿdaru).

Noun

बंदर (bandarm (Urdu spelling بندر)

  1. port, harbor
    Synonym: बंदरगाह (bandargāh)
Declension