उंदिर
Konkani
Alternative forms
- उंदीर (undīr)
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
Noun
उंदिर • (undir) (Latin script undir, Kannada script ಉಂದಿರ)
- a mouse
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “undura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press