बिस्तर
See also: बिस्तारै and बिस्तारो
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian بستر (bestar). Compare with Sanskrit विस्तर (vistara, “layer, bed; anything spread out”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɪs.t̪əɾ/, [bɪs̪.t̪əɾ]
Noun
बिस्तर • (bistar) m (Urdu spelling بستر)
- bed, mattress, bedding
- वह अभी भी बिस्तर में पड़ा हुआ हैं।
- vah abhī bhī bistar mẽ paṛā huā ha͠i.
- He is still lying in bed.
Declension
Declension of बिस्तर (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | बिस्तर bistar | बिस्तर bistar |
oblique | बिस्तर bistar | बिस्तरों bistarõ |
vocative | बिस्तर bistar | बिस्तरो bistaro |
Synonyms
- चारपाई (cārpāī)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “बिस्तर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बिस्तर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.