ऊसर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀊𑀲𑀭 (ūsara), from Sanskrit ऊषर (ūṣará).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /uː.səɾ/, [uː.sɐɾ]

Noun

ऊसर • (ūsar) m (Urdu spelling اوسر)

1. barren land, unfertile land

   Synonym: बंजर (bañjar)

Declension

Declension of ऊसर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऊसर ūsar	ऊसर ūsar
oblique	ऊसर ūsar	ऊसरों ūsarõ
vocative	ऊसर ūsar	ऊसरो ūsaro

Adjective

ऊसर • (ūsar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اوسر)

1. barren, unfertile

   Synonym: अनुपजाऊ (anupjāū)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ऊसर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press