मेढ्र
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hmáyẓḍʰram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmáyždʰram, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃méyǵʰ-tro-m, from *h₃meyǵʰ- (“to urinate”) + *-trom (suffix denoting a tool or an instrument for an action).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ́jɖʱ.ɽɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmeːɖʱ.ɽɐ/
Noun
मेढ्र • (méḍhra) n
- "organ of urination"; the penis
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of मेढ्र (méḍhra) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मेढ्रम् méḍhram | मेढ्रे méḍhre | मेढ्राणि / मेढ्रा¹ méḍhrāṇi / méḍhrā¹ |
Vocative | मेढ्र méḍhra | मेढ्रे méḍhre | मेढ्राणि / मेढ्रा¹ méḍhrāṇi / méḍhrā¹ |
Accusative | मेढ्रम् méḍhram | मेढ्रे méḍhre | मेढ्राणि / मेढ्रा¹ méḍhrāṇi / méḍhrā¹ |
Instrumental | मेढ्रेण méḍhreṇa | मेढ्राभ्याम् méḍhrābhyām | मेढ्रैः / मेढ्रेभिः¹ méḍhraiḥ / méḍhrebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | मेढ्राय méḍhrāya | मेढ्राभ्याम् méḍhrābhyām | मेढ्रेभ्यः méḍhrebhyaḥ |
Ablative | मेढ्रात् méḍhrāt | मेढ्राभ्याम् méḍhrābhyām | मेढ्रेभ्यः méḍhrebhyaḥ |
Genitive | मेढ्रस्य méḍhrasya | मेढ्रयोः méḍhrayoḥ | मेढ्राणाम् méḍhrāṇām |
Locative | मेढ्रे méḍhre | मेढ्रयोः méḍhrayoḥ | मेढ्रेषु méḍhreṣu |
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Descendants
- → Telugu: మేఢ్రము (mēḍhramu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मेढ्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 832.