डुकर

See also: डकार

Marathi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (*ḍukkara). Compare Old Marathi 𑘭𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘨 (sukra), 𑘭𑘴𑘎𑘨 (sūkara), Sanskrit सूकर (sūkara).

Noun

डुकर • (ḍukar) m

hog, sow, pig

Alternative forms

डुक्कर (ḍukkar)

Related terms

डुकरी f (ḍukrī), डुकरीण f (ḍukrīṇ, “female pig”)

References

James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “डुकर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sūkará (13544)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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