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बधाई

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Hindi

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Etymology

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From बधाना (badhānā) +‎ -आई (-āī). Cognate with Gujarati વધાઈ (vadhāī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.d̪ʱɑː.iː/, [bɐ.d̪ʱäː.iː]

Noun

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बधाई (badhāīf (Urdu spelling بدھائی)

  1. congratulations, greetings
  2. happy (used in greetings, e.g. happy anniversary, happy birthday)
  3. felicitations, compliments

Declension

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Interjection

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बधाई (badhāī)

  1. congratulations

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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