डेरा

Hindi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ḍēra. Compare Punjabi ਡੇਰਾ (ḍerā) / ڈیرہ (ḍerā), Nepali डेरा (ḍerā), Sindhi دڙو / दड़ो (daṛo), ڈھورو / ढोरो, Gujarati ડેરો (ḍero), ધોરો (dhoro), Marathi डेरा (ḍerā), Assamese ডেৰা (dera).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖeː.ɾɑː/, [ɖeː.ɾäː]

Noun

डेरा • (ḍerā) m

1. tent
2. camp
3. abode, dwelling

Declension

Declension of डेरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डेरा ḍerā	डेरे ḍere
oblique	डेरे ḍere	डेरों ḍerõ
vocative	डेरे ḍere	डेरो ḍero

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डेरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍēra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press