बीउ

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बीउ (bīu, “seed”)
बीउ (bīu, “seedling”)
बीउ (bīu, “stone of a fruit”)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀻𑀅 (bīa), from Sanskrit बीज (bī́ja).

Pronunciation

Noun

बीउ • (bīu)

  1. (botany) seed
    तोरीको बीउ ― torīko bīu ― mustard seed
    बीउ रोप्नु ― bīu ropnu ― to sow a seed
    बीउ उम्रनु ― bīu umranu ― to germinate, sprout a seed
  2. (botany) seedling
    कोदाको बीउ ― kodāko bīu ― millet seedling
    धानको बीउ ― dhānko bīu ― rice seedling
    बीउ काढ्नु ― bīu kāḍhnu ― to uproot a seedling
  3. (botany) stone (of a fruit)
    आँपको बीउ ― ā̃pko bīu ― stone of a mango

Further reading

  • “बीउ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018, page 917, column 1
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बीउ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar, page 462
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bīˊja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 523
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