बिस्तर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بستر (bistar). Compare with Sanskrit विस्तर (vistara, “layer, bed; anything spread out”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɪs.t̪əɾ/, [bɪs.t̪ɐɾ]
Noun
बिस्तर • (bistar) m (Urdu spelling بستر)
- bed, mattress, bedding
- Synonym: पलंग (palaṅg)
- वह अभी भी बिस्तर में पड़ा हुआ हैं।
- vah abhī bhī bistar mẽ paṛā huā ha͠i.
- He is still lying in bed.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बिस्तर bistar |
बिस्तर bistar |
| oblique | बिस्तर bistar |
बिस्तरों bistarõ |
| vocative | बिस्तर bistar |
बिस्तरो bistaro |
Related terms
- चारपाई (cārpāī)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बिस्तर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बिस्तर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.