Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• ऊधर् ‎(ūdhar) (ū́dhar) (Vedic)

Noun

ऊधस् • ‎(ū́dhas) m, n

1. the udder of any female, breast, bosom
2. the night

Usage notes

In classical Sanskrit the stem उधन् ‎(ūdhan) appears only in the feminine of an adjective compound, while the original heteroclitic r/n paradigm has been preserved in Vedic; compare nominative and genitive singular ऊधर् ‎(ū́dhar) ~ ऊधन् ‎(ū́dhnas).