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सुर sur[Prk. सुरो; S. ःवरः], s.m. Sound, voice, tone, tune; harmony; music, melody, air, song; note (of the musical scale), the gamut; a bass, drone, or accompaniment to the shāhnā`ī;—air breathed through the nostrils, nasal sound or twang; snoring;—accent, tone;—a vowel:—sur-sūtr, s.m. Phonetic laws:—sursandhi, s.m. (f.?), The junction or coalition of vowels; the laws of euphony as regards the junction of the vowels:—sur-vidyā, vulg. surbidyā, s.f. The science of sound, acoustics:—sur milānā(-kā), To tune an instrument in harmony (with another); to sing in tune:—ūṅćāsur, s.m. Major key; sopranoor alto:—be-sur, adj. & adv. Inharmonious, discordant;—out of tune:—dhīmāsur, or maddham sur, s.m. The tenor; contralto:—nīćāsur, s.m. Low tone; the bass; minor key;—nīće sur-meṅ, adv. In a low tone; softly.
Origin: Hindi