सेर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑀢𑁂𑀭 (*satera), borrowed from Middle Persian [script needed] (styl /⁠stēr⁠/), borrowed from Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr, “unit of weight; a stater”). Cognate to Khotanese [script needed] (satīra), [script needed] (sera), Gandhari 𐨯𐨟𐨅𐨪 (satera).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /seːɾ/

Noun

सेर • (ser) m

1. a seer: unit of weight equalling 1.25 kilograms

Declension

Declension of सेर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सेर ser	सेर ser
oblique	सेर ser	सेरों serõ
vocative	सेर ser	सेरो sero

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सेर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “satēra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “stēr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press