संतरा
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Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese Sintra, the name of a town in Portugal. Cognate with Gujarati સંતરું (santrũ), Assamese সুমথিৰা (xumthira), সোণতৰা (xüntora), সন্ত্ৰা (xontra).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Declension of संतरा (masc ā-stem)
Synonyms
[edit]- नारंगी (nāraṅgī)
References
[edit]- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “संतरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.