यवसुरा

यवसुरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यवसुरा (yávasurā).

Noun

यवसुरा • (yavsurā) f

1. ale
2. beer

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Sanskrit

Etymology

यव (yáva, “barley”) +‎ सुरा (surā, “liquor; wine; beer”).

Noun

यवसुरा • (yávasurā) f

1. beer; a kind of alcoholic drink made from barley

Descendants

• → Hindi: यवसुरा (yavsurā)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “यवसुरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 847.