ओड्र

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

  • उड्र (uḍra)

Alternative scripts

Etymology

The word ओड्र is interpreted to mean ‘the glorious country’ [Hunter] or ‘lying beyond, the outlying strip of land’ [Beames]. According to others it merely means ‘the country of bird-catchers’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ओड्र • (oḍra) root form, ?

  1. Name of a country (the modern Odisha)
    Synonyms: ओड्रदेश (oḍradeśa), उत्कल (utkala), कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga)

Noun

ओड्र • (oḍra)

  1. the inhabitants of that country.

Derived terms

  • औड्रिक (auḍrika)
  • ओड्रदेश (oḍradeśa)

Descendants

  • Telugu: ఓఢ్రము (ōḍhramu)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022), ओड्र”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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