बिजौरा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बिजौर (bijaur)
Etymology
From Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀊𑀭𑀅 (bijjaūraa), from Sanskrit बीजपूरक (bījapūraka, “citron”, literally “seed-filled”), from बीज (bīja) + पूरक (pūraka).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɪ.d͡ʒɔː.ɾɑː/, [bɪ.d͡ʒɔː.ɾäː]
- Rhymes: -ɔːɾɑː
Noun
बिजौरा • (bijaurā) m
- citron, Citrus medica (fruit and tree)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:बिजौरा
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बिजौरा bijaurā |
बिजौरे bijaure |
| oblique | बिजौरे bijaure |
बिजौरों bijaurõ |
| vocative | बिजौरे bijaure |
बिजौरो bijauro |
Derived terms
- बिजौरा नींबू (bijaurā nīmbū)
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बिजौर, बिजौरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3491
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बिजौरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 522