बावला

See also: बवाल

Hindi

Alternative forms

बावरा (bāvrā) — dialectal

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vāula), from Sanskrit वातुल (vātula, “affected by wind-disease, crazy”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑːʋ.lɑː/, [bäːʋ.läː]

Adjective

बावला • (bāvlā) (Urdu spelling باؤلا)

mad, crazy
Synonyms: पागल (pāgal), विक्षिप्त (vikṣipt)

Declension

Declension of *बावला* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	बावला bāvlā	बावले bāvle	बावली bāvlī	बावली bāvlī
oblique	बावले bāvle	बावले bāvle	बावली bāvlī	बावली bāvlī
vocative	बावले bāvle	बावले bāvle	बावली bāvlī	बावली bāvlī

Noun

बावला • (bāvlā) m (Urdu spelling باؤلا)

a madman
Synonyms: पगला (paglā), दीवाना (dīvānā)

Declension

Declension of *बावला* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	बावला bāvlā	बावले bāvle
oblique	बावले bāvle	बावलों bāvlõ
vocative	बावले bāvle	बावलो bāvlo

References

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