ऊँट

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ऊँट

/ũːʈ/ Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Old Hindi ऊंट (ūṃṭa), from ऊट (ūṭa) with spontaneous nasalization, from Sauraseni Prakrit उट्ट (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra, “camel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *úštras (“camel, buffalo”). Doublet of उष्ट्र (uṣṭra). Cognate with Marathi उंट (uṇṭa) and Nepali उँट (ũṭ).

noun ū̃ṭ · اونٹ · ऊँट · ऊँटों

masculine camel; dromedary
masculine bishop तुमने मेरा ऊँट काट लिया!

In English

camel beast of burden
dromedary single-humped camel
bishop chess piece

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"ऊँट." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9F. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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ऊँट. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9F

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"ऊँट." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ऊँट},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}