उंदिर

Konkani

Alternative forms

• उंदीर (undīr)

Etymology

From Sanskrit उन्दुर (undura) from a lost Vedic substrate language. Cognate with Marathi उंदीर (undīr), Gujarati ઉંદર (undar), Hindi इंदुर (indur), Bengali ইঁদুর (ĩdur), Assamese এন্দুৰ (endur), Sylheti ꠃꠘ꠆ꠖꠥꠞ (undur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ.niːɾ/

Noun

उंदिर • (undir) (Latin script undir, Kannada script ಉಂದಿರ)

1. a mouse

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “undura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press