मसूर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मसूर (masūra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.suːɾ/, [mɐ.suːɾ]
• Rhymes: -uːɾ

Noun

मसूर • (masūr) f (Urdu spelling مسور)

1. masoor, an Indian breed of Lens culinaris

   Synonym: मलका (malkā)

   मसूर की दाल ― masūr kī dāl ― daal made from masoor

Declension

Declension of मसूर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मसूर masūr	मसूरें masūrẽ
oblique	मसूर masūr	मसूरों masūrõ
vocative	मसूर masūr	मसूरो masūro

Descendants

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਸੂਰ (masūr)

  Shahmukhi script: مسور (masūr)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “masū́ra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press