मदिरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मदिरा (madirā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.d̪ɪ.ɾɑː/, [mɐ.d̪ɪ.ɾäː]

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f (Urdu spelling مدیرا)

  1. liquor, wine, alcohol; any inebriating drink
    Synonyms: शराब (śarāb), नशा (naśā), दारू (dārū), मद्य (madya)
    कई देशों में, मदिरा पीना अवैध है।
    kaī deśõ mẽ, madirā pīnā avaidh hai.
    In many countries, drinking alcoholic beverages is illegal.
  2. (rare) nectar

Declension

Proper noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f

  1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Durga
  2. (Hinduism, mythology) a wife of Vasudeva

Declension

References

Old Gujarati

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f

  1. alcohol

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Feminine of मदिर (madirá), from Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₂d-h₂-ró-s. See मदिर (madirá) and मत्त (mattá) for cognates.

Pronunciation

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) stem, f

  1. spirituous liquor, any inebriating drink, wine, nectar; specifically those derived from sugars (sugarcane, jaggery), grains, and mahwa flowers, contrasting with आसव (āsava)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मदिरा (madirā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मदिरा
madirā
मदिरे
madire
मदिराः
madirāḥ
Vocative मदिरे
madire
मदिरे
madire
मदिराः
madirāḥ
Accusative मदिराम्
madirām
मदिरे
madire
मदिराः
madirāḥ
Instrumental मदिरया / मदिरा¹
madirayā / madirā¹
मदिराभ्याम्
madirābhyām
मदिराभिः
madirābhiḥ
Dative मदिरायै
madirāyai
मदिराभ्याम्
madirābhyām
मदिराभ्यः
madirābhyaḥ
Ablative मदिरायाः / मदिरायै²
madirāyāḥ / madirāyai²
मदिराभ्याम्
madirābhyām
मदिराभ्यः
madirābhyaḥ
Genitive मदिरायाः / मदिरायै²
madirāyāḥ / madirāyai²
मदिरयोः
madirayoḥ
मदिराणाम्
madirāṇām
Locative मदिरायाम्
madirāyām
मदिरयोः
madirayoḥ
मदिरासु
madirāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀭𑀸 (maïrā)
  • Pali: madirā
  • Punjabi: ਮਦਰਾ (madrā)

References

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