بدھیا
Urdu
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺𑀅 (vaddhia), from Sanskrit वध्रि (vádhri, “castrated”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bə.d̪ʱɪ.jɑː/
Adjective
بَدھیا • (badhiyā) (Hindi spelling बधिया)
- castrated
Noun
بَدھیا • (badhiyā) m (Hindi spelling बधिया)
- a castrated animal
Declension
| Declension of بدھیا | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | بَدھیا (badhiyā) | بَدھیے (badhiyē) |
| oblique | بَدھیے (badhiyē) | بَدھیوں (badhiyō̃) |
| vocative | بَدھیے (badhiyē) | بَدھیو (badhiyō) |
Further reading
- “بدھیا”, in Rekhta Urdu Dictionary, Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2021.
- Platts, John T. (1884) , “बधिया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “vádhri”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press