बड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟 (vaḍa), from Sanskrit वट (vaṭa). Cognate with Bengali বড (boḍ), Konkani वड (vôḍ), Marathi वड (vaḍ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bəɽ/, [bɐɽ], /bəɖ/, [bɐɖ]

Noun

बड़ • (baṛ) m (Urdu spelling بڑ)

banyan tree, Ficus benghalensis
Synonyms: बट (baṭ), वट (vaṭ), बरगद (bargad)

Declension

Declension of *बड़* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	बड़ baṛ	बड़ baṛ
oblique	बड़ baṛ	बड़ों baṛõ
vocative	बड़ baṛ	बड़ो baṛo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बड़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press