उंदीर

Marathi

Etymology

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

Noun

उंदीर • (undīr) m

1. mouse
2. rat

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “उंदीर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “उंदीर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “undura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press