उंदिर

Konkani

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit उन्दुर (undura) from a lost Vedic substrate language. Cognate with Marathi उंदीर (undīr), Gujarati ઉંદર (undar), Hindi इंदुर (indur), Bengali ইঁদুর (ĩdur), Assamese এন্দুৰ (endur), Sylheti ꠃꠘ꠆ꠖꠥꠞ (undur).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊ.niːɾ/

Noun

उंदिर • (undir) (Latin script undir, Kannada script ಉಂದಿರ)

  1. a mouse

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “undura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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