अन्तर्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hantár, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hantár (between), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér (between). Cognates include Latin inter (between, under), Oscan 𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌄𐌓 (anter, between), Old Irish eter (between) and Old High German untar (between).

Pronunciation

Preposition

अन्तर् (antár)

  1. within, between, amongst, in the middle or interior
  2. (with locative) in the middle, in, between, into
  3. (with accusative) between
  4. (with genitive) in, in the middle
  5. (at the end of a compound) in, into, in the middle of, between, out of the midst of

Usage notes

Is sometimes compounded with a following word like an adjective, meaning "interior", "internal", "intermediate".

References

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