डकार

See also: डुकर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (*ḍakkāra), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (*ḍakkāra), from Sanskrit डकार (ḍakāra, “the letter ḍa”). Cognate with Punjabi ਡਕਾਰ (ḍakār) / ڈکار (ḍakār), Nepali डकार (ḍakār), Marathi ढेकर (ḍhekar), डकार (ḍakār), Kashmiri ڈاکُر (ḍākur).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖə.kɑːɾ/, [ɖɐ.käːɾ]

Noun

डकार • (ḍakār) f (Urdu spelling ڈکار)

1. burp, belch

   Synonym: (formal, rare) ऊर्ध्ववायु (ūrdhvavāyu)

2. the roar of a lion

Declension

Declension of डकार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डकार ḍakār	डकारें ḍakārẽ
oblique	डकार ḍakār	डकारों ḍakārõ
vocative	डकार ḍakār	डकारो ḍakāro

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “डकार”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ডকাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬟᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• ডকার (Bengali script)
• 𑰚𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀟𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဍကာရ (Burmese script)
• ડકાર (Gujarati script)
• ਡਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌡𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦝꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂙𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಡಕಾರ (Kannada script)
• ឌការ (Khmer script)
• ຑກາຣ (Lao script)
• ഡകാര (Malayalam script)
• ᡷᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘚𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢎᠠᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦺𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐜𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଡକାର (Odia script)
• ꢞꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆝𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖚𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ඩකාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩨𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚖𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• ட³கார (Tamil script)
• డకార (Telugu script)
• ฑการ (Thai script)
• ཌ་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒛𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨖𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From ड (ḍa) +‎ कार (kāra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɖɐ.kɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɖɐˈkɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

डकार • (ḍakāra) stem, m

1. the letter ड

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of डकार (ḍakāra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	डकारः ḍakāraḥ	डकारौ / डकारा¹ ḍakārau / ḍakārā¹	डकाराः / डकारासः¹ ḍakārāḥ / ḍakārāsaḥ¹
Vocative	डकार ḍakāra	डकारौ / डकारा¹ ḍakārau / ḍakārā¹	डकाराः / डकारासः¹ ḍakārāḥ / ḍakārāsaḥ¹
Accusative	डकारम् ḍakāram	डकारौ / डकारा¹ ḍakārau / ḍakārā¹	डकारान् ḍakārān
Instrumental	डकारेण ḍakāreṇa	डकाराभ्याम् ḍakārābhyām	डकारैः / डकारेभिः¹ ḍakāraiḥ / ḍakārebhiḥ¹
Dative	डकाराय ḍakārāya	डकाराभ्याम् ḍakārābhyām	डकारेभ्यः ḍakārebhyaḥ
Ablative	डकारात् ḍakārāt	डकाराभ्याम् ḍakārābhyām	डकारेभ्यः ḍakārebhyaḥ
Genitive	डकारस्य ḍakārasya	डकारयोः ḍakārayoḥ	डकाराणाम् ḍakārāṇām
Locative	डकारे ḍakāre	डकारयोः ḍakārayoḥ	डकारेषु ḍakāreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “डकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 430.