बीड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀟𑀺𑀅 (vīḍia), from Sanskrit वीटिका (vīṭikā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /biː.ɽiː/

Noun

बीड़ी • (bīṛīf (Urdu spelling بیڑی)

  1. beedi (kind of cigarette, tobacco wrapped in leaf)

Declension

Declension of बीड़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct बीड़ी
bīṛī
बीड़ियाँ
bīṛiyā̃
oblique बीड़ी
bīṛī
बीड़ियों
bīṛiyõ
vocative बीड़ी
bīṛī
बीड़ियो
bīṛiyo

Kurukh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biːɽiː]

Proper noun

बीड़ी (bīṛī)

  1. (astronomy) the Sun

References

  • Hahn, Ferb (1903) “बीड़ी”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary[1], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 20