سنترا

Urdu

Alternative forms
  • سنگترہ‎ (saṅgtrā)
  • سنگترا‎ (saṅgtrā)
  • سنترہ‎ (santrā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Sintra, the name of a town in Portugal. Cognate with Gujarati સંતરું (santrũ).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sən.t̪ɾɑː/, /sən.t̪ə.ɾɑː/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /sən.t̪ɾɑː/, /sən.t̪ə.ɾɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

سَنْتَرا • (santarā) m (Hindi spelling संतरा)

  1. (chiefly India) orange
    Synonyms: مالٹا‎ (mālṭā), نارنگی‎ (nāraṅgī)

Declension
Declension of سنترا
singular plural
direct سنترا‎ (santarā) سنترے‎ (santare)
oblique سنترے‎ (santare) سنتروں‎ (santarõ)
vocative سنترے‎ (santare) سنترو‎ (santaro)

References
  • “سنترا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “سنترا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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