बेर

बेर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi बेर (bera), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀤𑀭 (badara), from Sanskrit बदर (badara). Doublet of बदर (badar), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beːɾ/

Noun

बेर • (ber) m (Urdu spelling بیر‎)

1. the Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) or its fruit

Declension

Declension of बेर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेर ber	बेर ber
oblique	बेर ber	बेरों berõ
vocative	बेर ber	बेरो bero

Descendants

• → Fijian: ber, baer

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बेर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bádara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेला (velā, “time”). Compare Assamese বেলি (beli).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beːɾ]

Noun

बेर • (bēr) (Tirhuta 𑒥𑒹𑒩)

1. hour, time
2. opportune time