संतरा

See also: सितारा, सत्र, स्त्री, स्तर, स्त्र, सूत्र, and सितार

Hindi

Alternative forms

संगतरा (saṅgatrā) — now uncommon

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Sintra, the name of a town in Portugal. Cognate with Gujarati સંતરું (santrũ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /sən.t̪ɾɑː/, [sɐ̃n̪.t̪ɾäː]

Noun

संतरा • (santrā) m (Urdu spelling سنترا)

(fruit) orange
दूसरे फलों के मुक़ाबले मुझे संतरे ज़्यादा अच्छे लगते हैं।
dūsre phalõ ke muqāble mujhe santre zyādā acche lagte ha͠i.
I like oranges more than any other fruit.

Declension

Declension of *संतरा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	संतरा santrā	संतरे santre
oblique	संतरे santre	संतरों santrõ
vocative	संतरे santre	संतरो santro

Synonyms

नारंगी (nāraṅgī)

Descendants

→ Kashmiri: سَنٛگتَر (sangtar)
→ Marwari: संतरौ (santrau)
→ Punjabi: santrā
Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਤਰਾ
Shahmukhi script: سَنْتْرَہ
→ Sindhi: سَنْگِتِڙو (sangitiṛo), سَنْگِتِرو (sangitiro)
→ Telugu: సంత్ర (santra), సంత్రా (santrā)

References

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