ଭେଡ଼

Odia

Alternative forms

  • ଭେଡ଼ା (bheṛā), ଭେଡ଼ି (bheṛi)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀟 (*bheḍa), *𑀪𑁂𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*bhĕḍḍa), *𑀪𑁂𑀁𑀟 (*bheṃḍa), from Sanskrit भेड (bheḍa), भेड्र (bheḍra), भेण्ड (bheṇḍa) (these terms could instead be later Sanskritizations of the unattested Prakrit forms), ultimately from a substrate, possibly Munda. Cognate with Assamese ভেড়া (bhera), Bengali ভেড়া (bheṛa), Maithili भेँड़ो (bhē̃ṛō), Bhojpuri भेड़ा (bhēṛā), Hindi भेड़ (bheṛ) and Nepali भेडो (bheḍo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʱeɽɔ/

Noun

ଭେଡ଼ (bheṛa)

  1. sheep

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