उत्तर

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara).

Noun

उत्तर • (uttar) m (Urdu spelling اتر‎)

1. reply, answer

   इस उत्तर ने हमें निराश कर दिया।

   is uttar ne hamẽ nirāś kar diyā.

   This reply disappointed us.

   Synonym: जवाब (javāb)

2. north (cardinal direction)

Adjective

उत्तर • (uttar) (Urdu spelling اتر‎)

1. north, northern

   वह उत्तर-पूर्व एशिया जाना चाहता है।

   vah uttar-pūrva eśiyā jānā cāhtā hai.

   He wants to go to north-east Asia.

   Antonym: दक्षिण (dakṣiṇ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara).

Adjective

उत्तर • (uttar)

1. northern

Noun

उत्तर • (uttar) n

1. north

Noun

उत्तर • (uttar) m

1. answer, reply

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “उत्तर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Noun

उत्तर • (uttar)

1. north

Noun

उत्तर • (uttar), pronounced उत्तर् (uttar) or उत्तरा (uttarā) or उतरा (utarā)

1. answer, reply

   उत्तर-कापी  ―  uttara-kāpī  ―  answer-sheet

2. excuse, argument

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *úttaras, from Proto-Indo-European *údteros (“higher; later”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὕστερος (hústeros, “latter”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /út̪.t̪ɐ.ɽɐ/, [út̪̚.t̪ɐ.ɽɐ]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈut̪.t̪ɐ.ɽɐ/, [ˈut̪̚.t̪ɐ.ɽɐ]

Adjective

उत्तर • (úttara)

1. upper, higher, superior

   Antonym: अधर (adhara)

2. better
3. later, subsequent, following, latter
4. north direction

Noun

उत्तर • (úttara) n

1. "subsequent speech", an answer, reply