मदिरा

See also: मादर and मुद्रा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मदिरा (madirā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.d̪ɪ.ɾɑː/, [mɐ.d̪ɪ.ɾäː]

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f (Urdu spelling مدیرا)

1. liquor, wine, alcohol; any inebriating drink

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

   कई देशों में, मदिरा पीना अवैध है।

   kaī deśõ mẽ, madirā pīnā avaidh hai.

   In many countries, drinking alcoholic beverages is illegal.

2. (rare) nectar

Declension

Declension of मदिरा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मदिरा madirā	मदिराएँ madirāẽ
oblique	मदिरा madirā	मदिराओं madirāõ
vocative	मदिरा madirā	मदिराओ madirāo

Proper noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f

1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Durga
2. (Hinduism, mythology) a wife of Vasudeva

Declension

Declension of मदिरा (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	मदिरा madirā
oblique	मदिरा madirā
vocative	मदिरा madirā

References

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

Old Gujarati

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f

1. alcohol

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মদিৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬤᬶᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• মদিরা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰟𑰰𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မဒိရာ (Burmese script)
• મદિરા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਦਿਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦢꦶꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂠𑂱𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮದಿರಾ (Kannada script)
• មទិរា (Khmer script)
• ມທິຣາ (Lao script)
• മദിരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡩᡳᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘟𑘱𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢑᠢᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑦿𑧒𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐡𑐶𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମଦିରା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢣꢶꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆢𑆴𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖟𑖰𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මදිරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩭𑩑𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚛𑚮𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• மதி³ரா (Tamil script)
• మదిరా (Telugu script)
• มทิรา (Thai script)
• མ་དི་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒠𑒱𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨛𑨁𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of मदिर (madirá), from Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₂d-h₂-ró-s. See मदिर (madirá) and मत्त (mattá) for cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.di.ɾɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.d̪i.ɾɑː/

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) stem, f

1. spirituous liquor, any inebriating drink, wine, nectar; specifically those derived from sugars (sugarcane, jaggery), grains, and mahwa flowers, contrasting with आसव (āsava)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मदिरा (madirā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मदिरा madirā	मदिरे madire	मदिराः madirāḥ
Vocative	मदिरे madire	मदिरे madire	मदिराः madirāḥ
Accusative	मदिराम् madirām	मदिरे madire	मदिराः madirāḥ
Instrumental	मदिरया / मदिरा¹ madirayā / madirā¹	मदिराभ्याम् madirābhyām	मदिराभिः madirābhiḥ
Dative	मदिरायै madirāyai	मदिराभ्याम् madirābhyām	मदिराभ्यः madirābhyaḥ
Ablative	मदिरायाः / मदिरायै² madirāyāḥ / madirāyai²	मदिराभ्याम् madirābhyām	मदिराभ्यः madirābhyaḥ
Genitive	मदिरायाः / मदिरायै² madirāyāḥ / madirāyai²	मदिरयोः madirayoḥ	मदिराणाम् madirāṇām
Locative	मदिरायाम् madirāyām	मदिरयोः madirayoḥ	मदिरासु madirāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀭𑀸 (maïrā)
• Pali: madirā
• → Punjabi: ਮਦਰਾ (madrā)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मदिरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 778.