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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺𑀅 (vaddhia), from Sanskrit वध्रि (vádhri, “castrated”).[1] Doublet of वध्रि (vadhri).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.d̪ʱɪ.jɑː/,
Adjective
बधिया • (badhiyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بَدْھیا)
- castrated
Noun
बधिया • (badhiyā) m (Urdu spelling بَدْھیا)
- a castrated animal
Declension
Declension of बधिया (masc ā-stem)
References
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बधिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बधिया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बधिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press