दैर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیر (dayr), from Arabic دَيْر (dayr).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɛːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛːɾ

Noun

दैर • (dair) m (Urdu spelling دیر)

1. monastery, convent
2. temple, church

Derived terms

• दैर-ओ-हरम (dair-o-haram)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दैर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha