Bhojpuri

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An Indian peafowl

Etymology

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From Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra).

Noun

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मोर (mōrm (Kaithi 𑂧𑂷𑂩)

  1. peacock

Braj

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Etymology

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From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀭 (mora), from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra).

Noun

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मोर (morm

  1. peacock
    • c. 1550, Raskhān, Sūjan Raskhān 3.1:
      मोर पखा सिर ऊपर राखिहौं
      mor pakhā sir ūpar rākhiha͠u
      • 1991 translation by Rupert Snell
        I shall place a peacock-feather [crown] on my head

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀭 (mora), from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra). Doublet of मयूर (mayūr).

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Noun

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मोर (morm (feminine मोरनी, Urdu spelling مور)

  1. peacock
    Synonyms: मयूर (mayūr), कलापी (kalāpī), शिखंडी (śikhaṇḍī), ताऊस (tāūs)
    मोर के पंख बहुत सुन्दर और रंगीन हैं।
    mor ke paṅkh bahut sundar aur raṅgīn ha͠i.
    The peacock's feathers are very beautiful and colorful.

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References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “मोर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mayura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

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Noun

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मोर (mor) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

  1. peacock

Nepali

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Verb

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मोर (mora)

  1. mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of मोर्नु (mornu)

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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मोर m

  1. peacock

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Rajbanshi

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Pronoun

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मोर (mor)

  1. genitive of मुइ (mui); my, mine