डुकर

See also: डकार

Marathi

Etymology

पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): डुकर m (ḍukar)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): डुकरीण f (ḍukrīṇ)

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (*ḍukkara). Compare Old Marathi 𑘭𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘨 (sukra), 𑘭𑘴𑘎𑘨 (sūkara), Sanskrit सूकर (sūkara).

Noun

डुकर • (ḍukar) m

1. hog, sow, pig

Alternative forms

• डुक्कर (ḍukkar)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “डुकर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sūkará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press