𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤

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Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit उद्र (udrá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *udrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *udrás (otter), from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (aquatic animal; otter).

Noun

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𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤 (uddam (Devanagari उद्द) (Śaurasenī)

  1. merman, a kind of fish, garment made out of its skin

Descendants

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  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: ऊद (ūd)
    Urdu: اود (ūd)

References

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