भूरा

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀪𑀽𑀭 (*bhūra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *भ्रूर (bhrūra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰruHrás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH-ró-s, from the root *bʰerH-. Cognate with Punjabi ਭੂਰਾ (bhūrā), Gujarati ભૂરું (bhūrũ), Marathi भुरे (bhure). Compare Sanskrit बभ्रु (bábhru, babhrú, brown) from the same root.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱuː.ɾɑː/,

Noun

भूरा (bhūrām (Urdu spelling بھورا)

  1. brown

Declension

Adjective

भूरा (bhūrā) (Urdu spelling بھورا)

  1. brown

Declension

See also

Colors in Hindi · रंग (raṅg) (layout · text)
     सफ़ेद (safed), श्वेत (śvet)      धूसर (dhūsar), छाई (chāī)      काला (kālā), श्याम (śyām)
             लाल (lāl), सुर्ख़ (surx); गहरा लाल (gahrā lāl), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī)              नारंगी (nāraṅgī), माल्टा (mālṭā); भूरा (bhūrā)              पीला (pīlā); मलाई (malāī)
             नींबू (nīmbū), सुगा पंछी (sugā pañchī)              हरा (harā)             
             फ़िरोज़ी (firozī)              आसमानी (āsmānī)              नीला (nīlā), नील (nīl)
             जामुनी (jāmunī); नील (nīl)              रानी (rānī); बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), जामुनी (jāmunī)              गुलाबी (gulābī)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhrūra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press