ढेर

Hindi

Etymology

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Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera)

Hindi ढेर

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *ढेर (ḍhera). Compare Punjabi ਢੇਰ (ḍher, “pile”), Gujarati ઢેર (ḍher, “pile”), Marathi ढेर (ḍher, “pile”), Bengali ঢেরি (ḍheri, “heap, pile”). Related to ढेला (ḍhelā, “lump”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱeːɾ/
Rhymes: -eːɾ

Noun

ढेर • (ḍher) m (Urdu spelling ڈھیر)

mass, pile, heap
ढेर सारा ― ḍher sārā ― lots and lots

Declension

Declension of *ढेर* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	ढेर ḍher	ढेर ḍher
oblique	ढेर ḍher	ढेरों ḍherõ
vocative	ढेर ḍher	ढेरो ḍhero

Derived terms

ढेर करना (ḍher karnā, “to strike down, knock unconscious; to make a heap”)
ढेर सारे (ḍher sāre)

Descendants

→ Pashto: ډیرئِي (from ढेरी (ḍherī))

Further reading

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