बछेरा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बछेड़ा (bacheṛā)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭 (vacchayara) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit वत्सतर (vatsatará).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.t͡ʃʰeː.ɾɑː/, [bɐ.t͡ʃʰeː.ɾäː]
Noun
बछेरा • (bacherā) m (Urdu spelling بچهيرا)[1][2][3]
- a colt
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बछेरा bacherā |
बछेरे bachere |
| oblique | बछेरे bachere |
बछेरों bacherõ |
| vocative | बछेरे bachere |
बछेरो bachero |
References
- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बछेरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884), “बछेरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 137
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vatsatará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 656