मंद्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्द्र (mandra). Sometimes given as having derived from मन्त्र (mantra), for the low pitch that predominates in Vedic chanting, but this is a folk-etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mən.d̪ɾᵊ/, [mɐ̃n̪.d̪ɾᵊ]

Proper noun

मंद्र • (mandra) m (Urdu spelling مندہ)

1. (Indian classical music) the octave of lowest pitch

   Synonyms: उदारा (udārā), उतार (utār)

Declension

Declension of मंद्र (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	मंद्र mandra
oblique	मंद्र mandra
vocative	मंद्र mandra

Coordinate terms

• मध्य (madhya), तार (tār)