समंदर

Hindi

Alternative forms

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)

  1. 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
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