Bhojpuri edit

 
An Indian peafowl

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra).

Noun edit

मोर (mōrm (Kaithi 𑂧𑂷𑂩)

  1. peacock

Braj edit

Etymology edit

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀭 (mora), from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra).

Noun edit

मोर (morm

  1. peacock
    • c. 1550, Raskhān, Sūjan Raskhān 3.1:
      मोर पखा सिर ऊपर राखिहौं
      mor pakhā sir ūpar rākhiha͠u
      • 1991 translation by Rupert Snell
        I shall place a peacock-feather [crown] on my head

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀭 (mora), from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra). Doublet of मयूर (mayūr).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /moːɾ/

Noun edit

मोर (morm (feminine मोरनी, Urdu spelling مور)

  1. peacock
    Synonyms: मयूर (mayūr), कलापी (kalāpī), शिखंडी (śikhaṇḍī), ताऊस (tāūs)
    मोर के पंख बहुत सुन्दर और रंगीन हैं।
    mor ke paṅkh bahut sundar aur raṅgīn ha͠i.
    The peacock's feathers are very beautiful and colorful.

Declension edit

References edit

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “मोर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mayura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani edit

Noun edit

मोर (mor) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

  1. peacock

Nepali edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

मोर (mora)

  1. mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of मोर्नु (mornu)

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

मोर m

  1. peacock

Declension edit

Rajbanshi edit

Pronoun edit

मोर (mor)

  1. genitive of मुइ (mui); my, mine