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)

  1. castrated

Noun

बधिया • (badhiyām (Urdu spelling بَدْھیا)

  1. a castrated animal

Declension

Declension of बधिया (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बधिया
badhiyā
बधिए, बधिये
badhie, badhiye
oblique बधिए, बधिये
badhie, badhiye
बधियों
badhiyõ
vocative बधिए, बधिये
badhie, badhiye
बधियो
badhiyo

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vádhri”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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