ऊद

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *udrós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *udrás

Sanskrit उद्र (udra)

Prakrit 𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤 (udda)

Hindi ऊद (ūd)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit उद्द (udda), from Sanskrit उद्र (udrá), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“otter”). Doublet of उद्र (udra), a tatsama. Cognate with Russian вы́дра (výdra) and Old English otor (whence English otter).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /uːd̪/

Noun

ऊद • (ūd) m (Urdu spelling اود)

1. otter
2. beaver

Declension

Declension of ऊद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऊद ūd	ऊद ūd
oblique	ऊद ūd	ऊदों ūdõ
vocative	ऊद ūd	ऊदो ūdo