मदिरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मदिरा (madirā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [məd̪ɪraː]

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f (Urdu spelling مدرا‎)

  1. liquor, wine, alcohol; any inebriating drink
    कई देशों में, मदिरा पीना अवैध है।
    kaī deśõ mẽ, madirā pīnā avaidh hai.
    In many countries, drinking alcoholic beverages is illegal.
    Synonyms: शराब (śarāb), नशा (naśā), दारू (dārū), मद्य (madya)
  2. (rare) nectar

Declension
Declension of मदिरा
Singular Plural
Direct मदिरा (madirā) मदिराएँ (madirāẽ)
Oblique मदिरा (madirā) मदिराओं (madirāon)
Vocative मदिरा (madirā) मदिराओ (madirāo)

Proper noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f

  1. (Hinduism) An epithet of Durga
  2. (Hinduism, mythology) A wife of Vasudeva

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

Old Gujarati

Noun

मदिरा (transliteration needed) f

  1. alcohol
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