𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उद्र (udrá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *udrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *udrás (“otter”), from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic animal; otter”).

Noun

𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤 (udda) m (Devanagari उद्द) (Śaurasenī)

1. merman, a kind of fish, garment made out of its skin

Descendants

• Hindustani:

  Hindi: ऊद (ūd)

  Urdu: اود (ūd)

References

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