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
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