मदिरा
See also: मादर and मुद्रा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मदिरा (madirā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [məd̪ɪˈɾa(ː)]
Noun
मदिरा • (madirā) f (Urdu spelling مدیرا)
- liquor, wine, alcohol; any inebriating drink
- कई देशों में, मदिरा पीना अवैध है।
- kaī deśõ mẽ, madirā pīnā avaidh hai.
- In many countries, drinking alcoholic beverages is illegal.
- Synonyms: शराब (śarāb), नशा (naśā), दारू (dārū), मद्य (madya)
- (rare) nectar
Declension
Declension of मदिरा (fem ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | मदिरा madirā | मदिराएँ madirāẽ |
oblique | मदिरा madirā | मदिराओं madirāõ |
vocative | मदिरा madirā | मदिराओ madirāo |
Proper noun
मदिरा • (madirā) f
- (Hinduism) an epithet of Durga
- (Hinduism, mythology) a wife of Vasudeva
Declension
Declension of मदिरा (sg-only fem ā-stem)
singular | |
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direct | मदिरा madirā |
oblique | मदिरा madirā |
vocative | मदिरा madirā |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “मदिरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Old Gujarati
Noun
मदिरा • (madirā) f
- alcohol
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬫᬤᬶᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- মদিৰা (Assamese script)
- মদিরা (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰟𑰰𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌮𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- મદિરા (Gujarati script)
- ਮਦਿਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦩꦢꦶꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
- មទិរា (Khmer script)
- ಮದಿರಾ (Kannada script)
- ມທິຣາ (Lao script)
- മദിരാ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘦𑘟𑘱𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢑᢈᠷᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᠮᠠᡩᡳᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- မဒိရာ (Burmese script)
- 𑧆𑦿𑧒𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐡𑐶𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
- ମଦିରା (Oriya script)
- ꢪꢣꢶꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆢𑆴𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖟𑖰𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- මදිරා (Sinhalese script)
- మదిరా (Telugu script)
- มทิรา (Thai script)
- མ་དི་རཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒠𑒱𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Feminine of मदिर (madirá), from Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₂d-h₂-ró-s. See मदिर (madirá) and मत्त (mattá) for cognates.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ.di.ɾɑː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ.d̪i.ɾɑː/
Noun
मदिरा • (madirā) f
- spirituous liquor, any inebriating drink, wine, nectar; specifically those derived from sugars (sugarcane, jaggery), grains, and mahwa flowers, contrasting with आसव (āsava)
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of मदिरा (madirā) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मदिरा madirā | मदिरे madire | मदिराः madirāḥ |
Vocative | मदिरे madire | मदिरे madire | मदिराः madirāḥ |
Accusative | मदिराम् madirām | मदिरे madire | मदिराः madirāḥ |
Instrumental | मदिरया / मदिरा¹ madirayā / madirā¹ | मदिराभ्याम् madirābhyām | मदिराभिः madirābhiḥ |
Dative | मदिरायै madirāyai | मदिराभ्याम् madirābhyām | मदिराभ्यः madirābhyaḥ |
Ablative | मदिरायाः madirāyāḥ | मदिराभ्याम् madirābhyām | मदिराभ्यः madirābhyaḥ |
Genitive | मदिरायाः madirāyāḥ | मदिरयोः madirayoḥ | मदिराणाम् madirāṇām |
Locative | मदिरायाम् madirāyām | मदिरयोः madirayoḥ | मदिरासु madirāsu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀭𑀸 (maïrā)
- Pali: madirā
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मदिरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 778.