ढेकर

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘛𑘹𑘽𑘎𑘨 (ḍheṃkara), from Maharastri Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (*ḍakkāra), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (*ḍakkāra). Cognate with Hindi डकार (ḍakār), Punjabi ਡਕਾਰ (ḍakār) / ڈکار (ḍakār), Nepali डकार (ḍakār), Kashmiri ڈاکُر (ḍākur).

Noun

ढेकर • (ḍhekar) m

1. burp, belch

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ढेकर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ढेकर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ढेकर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍakkāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press