As a Hindi name
डोर · noun · feminine
डोरा । तागा । रस्सी । सूत · पतंग या गुड्डी उड़ाने का माँझेदार तागा · सिलसिला । कतार — Śabdasāgara
डोर · ḍor · s.m.
(prov.) = ḍol, 'bucket.' — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 568
डोर · ḍor · s.f.
Thread, twine, string, cord, line, rope — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 568
डोर · feminine
string, thread; support, attachment
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit दवर — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑁄𑀭 (ḍora), 𑀤𑁄𑀭 (dora), 𑀤𑀯𑀭 (davara), from Sanskrit दवर (davara, “string”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
davara m. a string, Jain.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a string
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Dictionary citations
ḍora m. n. a string, BhavP.
ḍora n. (-raṃ) A fillet of thread or cord tied round the arm or wrist; it is also applied to the string tying a packet or parcel; also with kana added ḍoraka.
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