भूसा

भूसा

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (*bhussa). Cognate with Punjabi ਭੁੱਸੀ (bhusī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱuː.sɑː/

Noun

भूसा • (bhūsā) m

1. chaff, fodder
2. sawdust

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भूसा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “busa (9293)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press