मदिरा

See also: मादर and मुद्रा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मदिरा (madirā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məd̪ɪraː]

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f (Urdu spelling مدرا‎)

1. liquor, wine, alcohol; any inebriating drink

   कई देशों में, मदिरा पीना अवैध है।

   kaī deśõ mẽ, madirā pīnā avaidh hai.

   In many countries, drinking alcoholic beverages is illegal.

   Synonyms: शराब (śarāb), नशा (naśā), दारू (dārū), मद्य (madya)

2. (rare) nectar

Declension

Declension of मदिरा
	Singular	Plural
Direct	मदिरा (madirā)	मदिराएँ (madirāẽ)
Oblique	मदिरा (madirā)	मदिराओं (madirāon)
Vocative	मदिरा (madirā)	मदिराओ (madirāo)

Proper noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f

1. (Hinduism) An epithet of Durga
2. (Hinduism, mythology) A wife of Vasudeva

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “मदिरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

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Old Gujarati

Noun

मदिरा (transliteration needed) f

1. alcohol