ढेर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera). Compare Punjabi ਢੇਰ (ḍher, “pile”), Gujarati ઢેર (ḍher, “pile”), Marathi ढेर (ḍher, “pile”), Bengali ঢেরি (ḍheri, “heap, pile”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱeːɾ/
• Rhymes: -eːɾ

Noun

ढेर • (ḍher) m (Urdu spelling ڈھیر)

1. 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.