बधिया
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺𑀅 (vaddhia), from Sanskrit वध्रि (vádhri, “castrated”).[1] Doublet of वध्रि (vadhri).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.d̪ʱɪ.jɑː/, [bɐ.d̪ʱi.jäː]
Adjective
बधिया • (badhiyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بَدْھیا)
Noun
बधिया • (badhiyā) m (Urdu spelling بَدْھیا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बधिया badhiyā |
बधिए, बधिये badhie, badhiye |
| oblique | बधिए, बधिये badhie, badhiye |
बधियों badhiyõ |
| vocative | बधिए, बधिये badhie, badhiye |
बधियो badhiyo |
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vádhri”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बधिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884), “बधिया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बधिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press