भिखारी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬𑀭 (bhikkhāyara), from Sanskrit भिक्षाचर (bhikṣācara).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɪ.kʰɑː.ɾiː/, [bʱɪ.kʰäː.ɾiː]

Noun

भिखारी • (bhikhārī) m (feminine भिखारिन, Urdu spelling بھکھاری)

beggar
Synonyms: भिक्षु (bhikṣu), भिक्षुक (bhikṣuk), याचक (yācak)

दो भिखारी सड़क पर खड़े हुए थे।
do bhikhārī saṛak par khaṛe hue the.
Two beggars were standing on the road.

Declension

Declension of *भिखारी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	भिखारी bhikhārī	भिखारी bhikhārī
oblique	भिखारी bhikhārī	भिखारियों bhikhāriyõ
vocative	भिखारी bhikhārī	भिखारियो bhikhāriyo

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhikṣācara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press