ऊधर्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• ऊधस् (ū́dhas) — Later Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁úHdʰr̥ (“udder”). Cognate with Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Latin ūber, Old English ūder (whence English udder).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /úː.dʱɐɾ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.d̪ʱɐɾ/

Noun

ऊधर् • (ū́dhar) stem, n

1. (Vedic) the udder of any female, breast, bosom
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.93.3.1:

     उ॒त प्र पि॑प्य॒ ऊध॒र् अघ्न्या॑या॒ इन्दु॒र् धारा॑भिः सचते सुमे॒धाः ।

     utá prá pipya ū́dhar ághnyāyā índur dhā́rābhiḥ sacate sumedhā́ḥ.

     Yea, swollen is the udder of the milch-cow: thither in streams goes very sapient Indu.

   Synonym: स्तन (stána)

Usage notes

In classical Sanskrit the stem उधन् (udhan) appears only in the feminine of an adjective compound, while the original heteroclitic r/n paradigm has been preserved in Vedic; compare nominative and genitive singular ऊधर् (ū́dhar) ~ ऊधन् (ū́dhnas).