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ڈکار

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See also: ذكار

Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (*ḍakkāra), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (*ḍakkāra). Cognate with Punjabi ਡਕਾਰ (ḍakār) / ڈکار (ḍakār), Nepali डकार (ḍakār), Marathi ढेकर (ḍhekar), डकार (ḍakār), Kashmiri ڈاکُر (ḍākur).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ڈَکار (ḍakārf (Hindi spelling डकार)

  1. burp, belch
  2. bellowing of an ox
  3. the roar of a lion, tiger (and by extension) elephant, camel

Declension

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    Declension of ڈکار
singular plural
direct ڈکار (ḍakār) ڈکاریں (ḍakārẽ)
oblique ڈکار (ḍakār) ڈکاروں (ḍakārõ)
vocative ڈکار (ḍakār) ڈکارو (ḍakāro)

References

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  • ڈکار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • ڈکار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍakkāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press