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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi बहिर (bahira), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀭 (bahira), from Sanskrit बधिर (badhira). Compare with Konkani भेड्डो (bheḍḍo) and Hindi बहरा (bahrā).
Adjective
बहिरा • (bahirā)
- deaf
See also
- बधीर (badhīr) (assimilated form of Sanskrit borrowing बधिर (badhir) with final vowel lengthened)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बहिरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “बहिर”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “badhirá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press