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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بهتر (bihtar). Unrelated to English better.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bəɦ.t̪əɾ/,
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /beːɦ.t̪əɾ/,
Adjective
बेहतर • (behtar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بہتر)
- better, improved
- Synonyms: ज़्यादा अच्छा (zyādā acchā), और अच्छा (aur acchā), श्रेष्ठतर (śreṣṭhatar)
- Antonym: बदतर (badtar)
Derived terms
- बेहतर करना (behtar karnā, “to improve”, transitive)
Related terms
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बेहतर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बेहतर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.