बकरा

See also: बकरी, बाकिरा, and बेकार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बर्कर (barkara, “kid, lamb”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bək.ɾɑː/, [bɐk.ɾäː]

Noun

बकरा • (bakrā) m (feminine बकरी, Urdu spelling بَکْرَا)

1. billy goat, male goat
2. (slang) scapegoat

Usage notes

For a goat of unknown gender, the feminine बकरी (bakrī) is always used.

Declension

Declension of बकरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बकरा bakrā	बकरे bakre
oblique	बकरे bakre	बकरों bakrõ
vocative	बकरे bakre	बकरो bakro

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bárkara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 517