साँभर

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साँभर¹

  • /sɑːm.bʱəɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [sä̃ːm.bʱɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Marathi सांभार (sāmbhār), सांबार (sāmbār, “curry”), from Old Marathi सांबार (sāṃbāra), from Sanskrit सम्भार (sambhārá, “materials required for a particular purpose, provision; collection of spices”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-bʰor-ó-s, from *sem- (“together, one”) + *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”) + *-ós (deverbal suffix). Doublet of संभार (sambhār, “collection, assemblage”).

noun sāmbhar · سامبھر · سانبھر · साँभर

  1. masculine sambar (a spiced South Indian lentil and vegetable curry)

साँभर²

  • /sɑːm.bʱəɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [sä̃ːm.bʱɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Variant of साँबर (sāmbar), from Prakrit संबर (saṃbara), from Sanskrit शम्बर (śambara, “a kind of deer”).

noun sāmbhar · سامبھر · سانبھر · साँभर

  1. masculine Rusa unicolor; the sambar deer

साँभर³

  • /sɑːm.bʱəɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [sä̃ːm.bʱɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Related to Sanskrit शाकम्भरी (śākambharī, “a lake in Rājputāna, the goddess Śākambharī”), from शाकम् (śākam, “vegetable”) + भरी (bharī, “bearing”). Compare Hindi शाक (śāk, “vegetables”).

noun sāmbhar · سامبھر · سانبھر · साँभर

  1. masculine a lake in Rajasthan
  2. masculine a type of rock salt obtained from this lake

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"साँभर." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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साँभर. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0

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"साँभर." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {साँभर},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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