बछेड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Formed by the unetymological retroflexion of the /r/ in बछेरा (bacherā), possibly through the influence of बछड़ा (bachṛā).

Alternatively, simplified from an earlier [script needed] (*bacherṛā),[1] inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭 (vacchayara) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.t͡ʃʰeː.ɽɑː/, [bɐ.t͡ʃʰeː.ɽäː]

Noun

बछेड़ा • (bacheṛā) m[1][2][3]

  1. alternative form of बछेरा (bacherā, “colt, foal”)

Declension

Declension of बछेड़ा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बछेड़ा
bacheṛā 		बछेड़े
bacheṛe
oblique बछेड़े
bacheṛe 		बछेड़ों
bacheṛõ
vocative बछेड़े
bacheṛe 		बछेड़ो
bacheṛo

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vatsatará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 656
  2. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बछेड़ा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  3. ^ Platts, John T. (1884), “बछेड़ा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 137
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