भैंस

See also: भैंसी, भस्, and भास

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī), from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa). Cognate with Nepali भैंसी (bha͠isī), Gujarati ભેંસ (bhẽs), Marathi म्हैस (mhais), Punjabi ਮ੍ਹੈਂਸ (mhains).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɛ̃ːs/

Noun

भैंस • (bha͠is) f (masculine भैंसा, Urdu spelling بھینس)

buffalo
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
(Bombay Hindi, slang) laptop computer
Synonyms: लैपटॉप (laipṭŏp), सुवाह्य संगणक (suvāhya saṅgṇak)

Declension

Declension of *भैंस* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	भैंस bha͠is	भैंसें bha͠isẽ
oblique	भैंस bha͠is	भैंसों bha͠isõ
vocative	भैंस bha͠is	भैंसो bha͠iso

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भैंस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahiṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press