ऊधर्

Sanskrit edit

Alternative forms edit

ऊधस् (ū́dhas) — Later Sanskrit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ऊधर् • (ū́dhar) stem, n

(Vedic) the udder of any female, breast, bosom
Synonym: स्तन (stána)
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.107.5.1:
  दु॒हा॒न ऊध॑र्दि॒व्यं मधु॑ प्रि॒यं प्र॒त्नं स॒धस्थ॒मास॑दत् ।
  duhāná ū́dhardivyáṃ mádhu priyáṃ pratnáṃ sadhásthamā́sadat .
  Milking the heavenly udder for dear meath, he hath sat in the ancient gathering place.

Usage notes edit

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).