डमरू

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit डमरुक (ḍamaruka), from डमरु (ḍamaru) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖəm.ɾuː/, [ɖɐ̃m.ɾuː]

Noun

डमरू • (ḍamrū) m (Urdu spelling ڈامرو)

1. a small drum in the shape of an hourglass

Declension

Declension of डमरू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डमरू ḍamrū	डमरू ḍamrū
oblique	डमरू ḍamrū	डमरुओं ḍamruõ
vocative	डमरू ḍamrū	डमरुओ ḍamruo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍamaru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press