आभीर

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

आभीर • (ābhīra) stem, m

  1. name of a community of cowherds

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀆𑀪𑀻𑀭 (ābhīra), 𑀆𑀳𑀻𑀭 (āhīra), 𑀅𑀳𑀺𑀭 (ahira), 𑀆𑀳𑁆ē𑀭 (āhēra)
    • Kumaoni: अहीर (ahīr)
    • Bengali: আহির (ahir)
    • Odia: ଆହିର (ahirô)
    • Bihari: अहीर (ahīr)
    • Bhojpuri: 𑂃𑂯𑂱𑂩𑂹 (ahir)
    • Awadhi: अहिर (ahir)
    • Hindi: अहीर (ahīr)
    • Gujarati: આહીર (āhīr)
    • Marathi: 𑘀𑘮𑘲𑘨 (ahīr)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “आभीर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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