ऊधर्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• ऊधस् (ū́dhas) (Classical)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewHdʰr̥-, *h₁owHdʰr̥-, *h₁uHdʰr̥- (“udder”). Cognates include Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (outhar), Latin ūber, Old and modern English udder.

Noun

ऊधर् (ū́dhar) n

1. the udder of any female, breast, bosom

Usage notes

In classical Sanskrit, the stem ūdhan 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).