Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Sintra, the name of a town in Portugal. Cognate with Gujarati સંતરું (santrũ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سَنْتَرا (santarām (Hindi spelling संतरा)

  1. (chiefly India) orange
    Synonyms: مالٹا (mālṭā), نارنگی (nāraṅgī)

Declension

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Declension of سنترا
singular plural
direct سنترا (santarā) سنترے (santare)
oblique سنترے (santare) سنتروں (santarõ)
vocative سنترے (santare) سنترو (santaro)

References

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  • سنترا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • سنترا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.