सारस

See also: सरस

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀲 (sārasa, “crane”), from Sanskrit सारस (sārasa, “the crane Ardea sibirica < relating or belonging to or coming from a pond or lake”), a vṛddhi-derivative of सरस् (saras, “lake”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sáras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáras, from late, southern dialectal Proto-Indo-European *sélos ~ *séles (“marsh”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɑː.ɾəs/, [säː.ɾɐs]

Noun

सारस • (sāras) m (Urdu spelling سارس)

1. the sarus crane

Declension

Declension of सारस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सारस sāras	सारस sāras
oblique	सारस sāras	सारसों sārasõ
vocative	सारस sāras	सारसो sāraso

Derived terms

• लाल-मुकुट सारस m (lāl-mukuṭ sāras, “red-crowned crane”)

Descendants

• → English: sarus crane