बधाई

Hindi

Etymology

From बधाना (badhānā) +‎ -आई (-āī). Cognate with Gujarati વધાઈ (vadhāī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.d̪ʱɑː.iː/, [bɐ.d̪ʱäː.iː]

Noun

बधाई • (badhāī) f (Urdu spelling بدھائی)

  1. congratulations, greetings
  2. happy (used in greetings, e.g. happy anniversary, happy birthday)
  3. felicitations, compliments

Declension

Declension of बधाई (fem ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct बधाई
badhāī 		बधाइयाँ
badhāiyā̃
oblique बधाई
badhāī 		बधाइयों
badhāiyõ
vocative बधाई
badhāī 		बधाइयो
badhāiyo

Interjection

बधाई • (badhāī)

  1. congratulations

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Derived terms

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