बर

बर

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʌr]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बर्

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit वर (vara).

Noun

बर • (bar) m (feminine बधू)

1. bridegroom

   Synonyms: बेहुला (behulā), दुलहा (dulahā)

2. boon, blessing

Etymology 2

From Khasa Prakrit [Term?], from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟 (vaḍa), from Sanskrit वट (vaṭa)[1].

Noun

बर • (bar)

1. banyan tree

Further reading

• “बर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “बर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

References

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