ऊरु

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *uHrúš.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /uː.ɾú/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: ऊ‧रु

Noun

ऊरु • (ūrú) stem, m

1. a thigh

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of ऊरु (ūrú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऊरुः ūrúḥ	ऊरू ūrū́	ऊरवः ūrávaḥ
Vocative	ऊरो ū́ro	ऊरू ū́rū	ऊरवः ū́ravaḥ
Accusative	ऊरुम् ūrúm	ऊरू ūrū́	ऊरून् ūrū́n
Instrumental	ऊरुणा / ऊर्वा¹ ūrúṇā / ūrvā́¹	ऊरुभ्याम् ūrúbhyām	ऊरुभिः ūrúbhiḥ
Dative	ऊरवे / ऊर्वे¹ ūráve / ūrvé¹	ऊरुभ्याम् ūrúbhyām	ऊरुभ्यः ūrúbhyaḥ
Ablative	ऊरोः / ऊर्वः¹ ūróḥ / ūrváḥ¹	ऊरुभ्याम् ūrúbhyām	ऊरुभ्यः ūrúbhyaḥ
Genitive	ऊरोः / ऊर्वः¹ ūróḥ / ūrváḥ¹	ऊर्वोः ūrvóḥ	ऊरूणाम् ūrūṇā́m
Locative	ऊरौ ūraú	ऊर्वोः ūrvóḥ	ऊरुषु ūrúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: ūru
• Prakrit: 𑀊𑀭𑀼 (ūru)
  • Assamese: ঊৰত (urot)
  • Bengali: ঊরূ (uru), ঊরু (uru)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: އުރު (uru)
      • Sinhalese: උරුව (uruwa)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “uru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 114