पिंडारा
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Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- पिन्डारा (pinḍārā)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀁𑀟𑀸𑀭 (piṃḍāra, “cowherd”), from Sanskrit पिण्डार (piṇḍāra, “beggar, buffalo-herd, cowherd”). Compare Old Hindi पिरारा (pirārā), Marathi पेंढार (peṇḍhār).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
पिंडारा • (piṇḍārā) m
- (historical) Pindari
- Synonym: पिंडारी (piṇḍārī)
- freebooter, plunderer
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “piṇḍāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पिंडारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पिंडारा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “पिंडारा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.