भगदड़
Hindi
Etymology
From भागना (bhāgnā, “to run away, to flee”) + दौड़ना (dauṛnā, “to run”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱəɡ.d̪əɽ/, [bʱɐɡ.d̪ɐɽ]
Noun
भगदड़ • (bhagdaṛ) f (Urdu spelling بھگدڑ)
- stampede, pedestrian traffic
- भगदड़ की वजह से मेरी पर्स गुम गई।
- bhagdaṛ kī vajah se merī pars gum gaī.
- Due to the stampede I lost my purse.
- panic, alarm
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भगदड़ bhagdaṛ |
भगदड़ें bhagdaṛẽ |
| oblique | भगदड़ bhagdaṛ |
भगदड़ों bhagdaṛõ |
| vocative | भगदड़ bhagdaṛ |
भगदड़ो bhagdaṛo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “bhagdaṛ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 754