बुरा

Hindi

Etymology

According to Platts, probably inherited from Sanskrit अवर (avara), and thus a doublet of अवर (avar). However, according to Turner, probably from the same macro-family of Prakrit words with "defective" connotations starting with a "b" or "bh" as Prakrit (“*bukka”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʊ.ɾɑː/,

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Adjective

बुरा • (burā) (Urdu spelling برا)

1. bad

   Synonym: ख़राब (xarāb)

   Antonym: अच्छा (acchā)

2. wicked, evil

   Synonym: दुष्ट (duṣṭ)

3. injurious

Declension

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “बुरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बुरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बुरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “बुरा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बुरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बुरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बुरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press