बजाय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ba-jāy, “instead”). See also बजा (bajā, “appropriate, right”), from Classical Persian (ba-jā, “right, proper, timely”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.d͡ʒɑːj/, [bɐ.d͡ʒäːj]

Adverb

बजाय • (bajāy) (Urdu spelling بجائے)

instead, alternatively

Derived terms

के बजाय (ke bajāy)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ब-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 691

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ.d͡ʑɑː.jɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bɐ.d͡ʑɑː.jɐ/

Noun

बजाय • (bajāya) m

masculine dative singular of बज (bajá)