समंदर
Hindi
Alternative forms
- समन्दर (samandar)
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra). Doublet of समुद्र (samudra).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sə.mən.d̪əɾ/, [s̪ə.mə̃n̪.d̪əɾ]
Noun
समंदर • (samandar) m (Urdu spelling سمندر)
- sea
- Synonym: सागर (sāgar)
- सोने से पहले, हम समंदर में तैरते हैं।
- sone se pahle, ham samandar mẽ tairte ha͠i.
- Before sleeping, we swim in the sea.
Declension
Declension of समंदर (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | समंदर samandar | समंदर samandar |
| oblique | समंदर samandar | समंदरों samandarõ |
| vocative | समंदर samandar | समंदरो samandaro |
Descendants
- → Pashto: سمندر (samandar)
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “समंदर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “समंदर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House