मटर
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
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Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀭 (*maṭṭara)
Hindi मटर (maṭar)
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀭 (*maṭṭara).[1] Cognate with Bengali মটর (moṭor).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मटर • (maṭar) f (Urdu spelling مٹر)
Declension
[edit]Declension of मटर (fem cons-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]- मटरगश्त (maṭargaśt) (uncertain)
Descendants
[edit]- → Pashto: مټر
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*maṭṭara¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 557