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बढ़िया

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Hindi

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-der.?
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der.?
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwárdʰati
    Sanskrit वर्ध॑ति (várdhati)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀠𑀢𑀺 (vaḍhati)
    Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (vaḍḍhaï)
    Hindi बढ़ना (baṛhnā)
    Hindi -इया (-iyā)
    Hindi बढ़िया (baṛhiyā)

    From बढ़ना (baṛhnā, “to increase”) +‎ -इया (-iyā).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.ɽʱɪ.jɑː/, [bɐ.ɽʱi.jäː]

    Adjective

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    बढ़िया • (baṛhiyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بڑھیا)

    1. great, superb
      Antonym: घटिया (ghaṭiyā)
    2. useful
    3. neat, cool
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