डुकर
See also: डकार
Marathi
Etymology
| पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): डुकर m (ḍukar) |
| स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): डुकरीण f (ḍukrīṇ) |
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (*ḍukkara). Compare Old Marathi 𑘭𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘨 (sukra), 𑘭𑘴𑘎𑘨 (sūkara), Sanskrit सूकर (sūkara).
Noun
डुकर • (ḍukar) m
- hog, sow, pig
Alternative forms
- डुक्कर (ḍukkar)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “डुकर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sūkará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press