डोर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑁄𑀭 (ḍora), 𑀤𑁄𑀭 (dora), 𑀤𑀯𑀭 (davara), from Sanskrit दवर (davara, “string”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖoːɾ/

Noun

डोर • (ḍor) f (Urdu spelling ڈور)

1. string, thread

   Synonyms: धागा (dhāgā), सूत (sūt)

2. support, attachment

Declension

Declension of डोर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डोर ḍor	डोरें ḍorẽ
oblique	डोर ḍor	डोरों ḍorõ
vocative	डोर ḍor	डोरो ḍoro

Derived terms

• डोरी (ḍorī)

References

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