बुढ़िया

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás
    Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha)
    Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)
    Hindi बूढ़ा (būṛhā)
    Hindi -इया (-iyā)
    Hindi बुढ़िया (buṛhiyā)

    From बूढ़ा (būṛhā, “old man”) +‎ -इया (-iyā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʊ.ɽʱɪ.jɑː/, [bʊ.ɽʱi.jäː]

    Noun

    बुढ़िया • (buṛhiyā) f[1][2]

    1. old woman

    Declension

    Declension of बुढ़िया (fem iyā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct बुढ़िया
    buṛhiyā     		बुढ़ियाँ
    buṛhiyā̃
    oblique बुढ़िया
    buṛhiyā     		बुढ़ियों
    buṛhiyõ
    vocative बुढ़िया
    buṛhiyā     		बुढ़ियो
    buṛhiyo

    Derived terms

    • बुढ़ियाबैठक (buṛhiyābaiṭhak, “type of exercise”)

    References

    1. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बुढ़िया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बुढ़िया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
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