Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“wine, spirituous, liquor”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“wine, spirituous, liquor”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
माधुरी · noun · feminine
मिठाम · माधुर्य । शोभा । सुंदरता · मद्य । शराब — Śabdasāgara
माधुरी · noun · masculine
माधव मास । वैशाख — Śabdasāgara
माधुरी · mādhurī · s.f.
The Arabian jasmine, Jasminum zambac — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 979
माधुरी · mādhurī · s.f.
= S مادهريه माधुर्य mādhurya, s.m. Sweetness; pleasantness, agreeableness; amiableness, suavity; attractiveness, gracefulness — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 979
Cited formation "माधुरी" is माधुर + -ई: माधुर means "मल्लिका । चमेली", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "माधुरी" is माधुर + -ई: माधुर means "मल्लिका । चमेली", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "माधुरी" is माधुर + -ई: माधुर means "मल्लिका । चमेली", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
sweetness, amiableness, loveliness, charm
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mādhurī" is the nominative dual of "mādhuri" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "mādhurī" is the feminine form of "mādhura" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
mādhurī f. sweetness, amiableness, loveliness, charm, Kāv.
mead, wine, ib.
N. of a Comm. on Gīt.
mādhurī 1 Sweetness, sweet or savoury taste; vadane tava yatra mādhurī sā Bv. 2. 161: kāmālasasvarvāmādharamādhurīmadharayan vācāṃ vipāko mama 4. 42, 37, 43; vāṅmādhurīvirasīkṛtakalakaṃṭhā Dk. 2 Spirituous liquor. 3 Mead.
mādhuri f. = mādhurī, sweetness, loveliness, Bhojapr.
mādhura mf(ī)n. relating to or coming from Madhura or Madhurā, R.
mādhura n. the blossom of Jasminum Zambac, L.
Alternative readings
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