ठौर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀯𑀭 (ṭhāvara), from Sanskrit स्थावर (sthāvara, “stationary, fixed”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *staHwarás, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂w-e-ró-s. Doublet of स्थावर (sthāvar). Cognate with Punjabi ਠੌਰ (ṭhaur).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰɔːɾ/

Noun

ठौर • (ṭhaur) m (Urdu spelling ٹھور)

1. a fixed or particular place, locality, place of residence

Declension

Declension of ठौर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठौर ṭhaur	ठौर ṭhaur
oblique	ठौर ṭhaur	ठौरों ṭhaurõ
vocative	ठौर ṭhaur	ठौरो ṭhauro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठौर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthāvará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press