मदिरा

See also: मादर and मुद्रा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मदिरा (madirā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.d̪ɪ.ɾɑː/, [mɐ.d̪ɪ.ɾäː]

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f (Urdu spelling مدیرا)

1. liquor, wine, alcohol; any inebriating drink

   Synonyms: शराब (śarāb), नशा (naśā), दारू (dārū), मद्य (madya)

   कई देशों में, मदिरा पीना अवैध है।

   kaī deśõ mẽ, madirā pīnā avaidh hai.

   In many countries, drinking alcoholic beverages is illegal.

2. (rare) nectar

Declension

Declension of मदिरा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मदिरा madirā	मदिराएँ madirāẽ
oblique	मदिरा madirā	मदिराओं madirāõ
vocative	मदिरा madirā	मदिराओ madirāo

Proper noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f

1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Durga
2. (Hinduism, mythology) a wife of Vasudeva

Declension

Declension of मदिरा (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	मदिरा madirā
oblique	मदिरा madirā
vocative	मदिरा madirā

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “मदिरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Old Gujarati

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f

1. alcohol

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মদিৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬤᬶᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• মদিরা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰟𑰰𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မဒိရာ (Burmese script)
• મદિરા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਦਿਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦢꦶꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂠𑂱𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮದಿರಾ (Kannada script)
• មទិរា (Khmer script)
• ມທິຣາ (Lao script)
• മദിരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡩᡳᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘟𑘱𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢑᠢᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑦿𑧒𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐡𑐶𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମଦିରା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢣꢶꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆢𑆴𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖟𑖰𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මදිරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩭𑩑𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚛𑚮𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• மதி³ரா (Tamil script)
• మదిరా (Telugu script)
• มทิรา (Thai script)
• མ་དི་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒠𑒱𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨛𑨁𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of मदिर (madirá), from Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₂d-h₂-ró-s. See मदिर (madirá) and मत्त (mattá) for cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.di.ɾɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.d̪i.ɾɑː/

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) stem, f

1. spirituous liquor, any inebriating drink, wine, nectar; specifically those derived from sugars (sugarcane, jaggery), grains, and mahwa flowers, contrasting with आसव (āsava)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मदिरा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मदिरा (madirā)	मदिरे (madire)	मदिराः (madirāḥ)
vocative	मदिरे (madire)	मदिरे (madire)	मदिराः (madirāḥ)
accusative	मदिराम् (madirām)	मदिरे (madire)	मदिराः (madirāḥ)
instrumental	मदिरया (madirayā) मदिरा¹ (madirā¹)	मदिराभ्याम् (madirābhyām)	मदिराभिः (madirābhiḥ)
dative	मदिरायै (madirāyai)	मदिराभ्याम् (madirābhyām)	मदिराभ्यः (madirābhyaḥ)
ablative	मदिरायाः (madirāyāḥ) मदिरायै² (madirāyai²)	मदिराभ्याम् (madirābhyām)	मदिराभ्यः (madirābhyaḥ)
genitive	मदिरायाः (madirāyāḥ) मदिरायै² (madirāyai²)	मदिरयोः (madirayoḥ)	मदिराणाम् (madirāṇām)
locative	मदिरायाम् (madirāyām)	मदिरयोः (madirayoḥ)	मदिरासु (madirāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀭𑀸 (maïrā)
• Pali: madirā
• → Punjabi: ਮਦਰਾ (madrā)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मदिरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 778.