दुर्ग
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुर्ग (durga).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʊɾɡ/
Noun
दुर्ग • (durg) m (Urdu spelling درگ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दुर्ग durg |
दुर्ग durg |
| oblique | दुर्ग durg |
दुर्गों durgõ |
| vocative | दुर्ग durg |
दुर्गो durgo |
Synonyms
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुर्ग (durga).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪uɾ.ɡə/
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Noun
दुर्ग • (durga) m
Derived terms
- सिंधुदुर्ग (sindhudurga, “a district in Maharashtra and its namesake fort”)
- जलदुर्ग (jaldurga, “fort surrounded by water”)
- गिरिदुर्ग (giridurga, “fort on a mountain”)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দুৰ্গ (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬸᬃᬕ (Balinese script)
- দুর্গ (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰲𑰨𑰿𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
- ဒုရ်္ဂ (Burmese script)
- દુર્ગ (Gujarati script)
- ਦੁਰ੍ਗ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦸꦂꦒ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂳𑂩𑂹𑂏 (Kaithi script)
- ದುರ್ಗ (Kannada script)
- ទុគ៌ (Khmer script)
- ທຸຣ຺ຄ (Lao script)
- ദുര്ഗ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡠᡵᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘳𑘨𑘿𑘐 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠤᠷᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧔𑧈𑧠𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐸𑐬𑑂𑐐 (Newa script)
- ଦୁର୍ଗ (Odia script)
- ꢣꢸꢬ꣄ꢔ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆶𑆫𑇀𑆓 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖲𑖨𑖿𑖐 (Siddham script)
- දුර්ග (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩒𑩼 𑪙𑩞 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚰𑚤𑚶𑚌 (Takri script)
- து³ர்க³ (Tamil script)
- దుర్గ (Telugu script)
- ทุรฺค (Thai script)
- དུ་རྒ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒳𑒩𑓂𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨃𑨫𑩇𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
From दुस्- (dus-, “badly, with difficulty”) + -ग (-ga, “going, moving”), literally “difficult to approach”.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /duɾ.ɡɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪uɾ.ɡɐ/
Adjective
दु॒र्ग • (durgá) stem
- difficult to access or approach; unattainable; impassable
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दु॒र्गः (durgáḥ) | दु॒र्गौ (durgáu) दु॒र्गा¹ (durgā́¹) |
दु॒र्गाः (durgā́ḥ) दु॒र्गासः॑¹ (durgā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | दु॒र्गम् (durgám) | दु॒र्गौ (durgáu) दु॒र्गा¹ (durgā́¹) |
दु॒र्गान् (durgā́n) |
| instrumental | दु॒र्गेण॑ (durgéṇa) | दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गैः (durgáiḥ) दु॒र्गेभिः॑¹ (durgébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | दु॒र्गाय॑ (durgā́ya) | दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गेभ्यः॑ (durgébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दु॒र्गात् (durgā́t) | दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गेभ्यः॑ (durgébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दु॒र्गस्य॑ (durgásya) | दु॒र्गयोः॑ (durgáyoḥ) | दु॒र्गाणा॑म् (durgā́ṇām) |
| locative | दु॒र्गे (durgé) | दु॒र्गयोः॑ (durgáyoḥ) | दु॒र्गेषु॑ (durgéṣu) |
| vocative | दुर्ग॑ (dúrga) | दुर्गौ॑ (dúrgau) दुर्गा॑¹ (dúrgā¹) |
दुर्गाः॑ (dúrgāḥ) दुर्गा॑सः¹ (dúrgāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दु॒र्गा (durgā́) | दु॒र्गे (durgé) | दु॒र्गाः (durgā́ḥ) |
| accusative | दु॒र्गाम् (durgā́m) | दु॒र्गे (durgé) | दु॒र्गाः (durgā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | दु॒र्गया॑ (durgáyā) दु॒र्गा¹ (durgā́¹) |
दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गाभिः॑ (durgā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | दु॒र्गायै॑ (durgā́yai) | दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गाभ्यः॑ (durgā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दु॒र्गायाः॑ (durgā́yāḥ) दु॒र्गायै॑² (durgā́yai²) |
दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गाभ्यः॑ (durgā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दु॒र्गायाः॑ (durgā́yāḥ) दु॒र्गायै॑² (durgā́yai²) |
दु॒र्गयोः॑ (durgáyoḥ) | दु॒र्गाणा॑म् (durgā́ṇām) |
| locative | दु॒र्गाया॑म् (durgā́yām) | दु॒र्गयोः॑ (durgáyoḥ) | दु॒र्गासु॑ (durgā́su) |
| vocative | दुर्गे॑ (dúrge) | दुर्गे॑ (dúrge) | दुर्गाः॑ (dúrgāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दु॒र्गम् (durgám) | दु॒र्गे (durgé) | दु॒र्गाणि॑ (durgā́ṇi) दु॒र्गा¹ (durgā́¹) |
| accusative | दु॒र्गम् (durgám) | दु॒र्गे (durgé) | दु॒र्गाणि॑ (durgā́ṇi) दु॒र्गा¹ (durgā́¹) |
| instrumental | दु॒र्गेण॑ (durgéṇa) | दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गैः (durgáiḥ) दु॒र्गेभिः॑¹ (durgébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | दु॒र्गाय॑ (durgā́ya) | दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गेभ्यः॑ (durgébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दु॒र्गात् (durgā́t) | दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गेभ्यः॑ (durgébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दु॒र्गस्य॑ (durgásya) | दु॒र्गयोः॑ (durgáyoḥ) | दु॒र्गाणा॑म् (durgā́ṇām) |
| locative | दु॒र्गे (durgé) | दु॒र्गयोः॑ (durgáyoḥ) | दु॒र्गेषु॑ (durgéṣu) |
| vocative | दुर्ग॑ (dúrga) | दुर्गे॑ (dúrge) | दुर्गा॑णि (dúrgāṇi) दुर्गा॑¹ (dúrgā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
दु॒र्ग • (durgá) stem, n or m
- difficult or narrow passage; a place difficult to access
- fortress
- citadel, stronghold, castle
- rough ground
- difficulty, danger, distress
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दु॒र्गम् (durgám) | दु॒र्गे (durgé) | दु॒र्गाणि॑ (durgā́ṇi) दु॒र्गा¹ (durgā́¹) |
| accusative | दु॒र्गम् (durgám) | दु॒र्गे (durgé) | दु॒र्गाणि॑ (durgā́ṇi) दु॒र्गा¹ (durgā́¹) |
| instrumental | दु॒र्गेण॑ (durgéṇa) | दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गैः (durgáiḥ) दु॒र्गेभिः॑¹ (durgébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | दु॒र्गाय॑ (durgā́ya) | दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गेभ्यः॑ (durgébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दु॒र्गात् (durgā́t) | दु॒र्गाभ्या॑म् (durgā́bhyām) | दु॒र्गेभ्यः॑ (durgébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दु॒र्गस्य॑ (durgásya) | दु॒र्गयोः॑ (durgáyoḥ) | दु॒र्गाणा॑म् (durgā́ṇām) |
| locative | दु॒र्गे (durgé) | दु॒र्गयोः॑ (durgáyoḥ) | दु॒र्गेषु॑ (durgéṣu) |
| vocative | दुर्ग॑ (dúrga) | दुर्गे॑ (dúrge) | दुर्गा॑णि (dúrgāṇi) दुर्गा॑¹ (dúrgā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Malayalam: ദുർഗം (duṟgaṁ) (learned)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (dugga)
- Pali: dugga
- → Tamil: துருகம் (turukam)
- → Telugu: దుర్గము (durgamu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “दुर्ग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 487.