बीड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀟𑀺𑀅 (vīḍia), from Sanskrit वीटिका (vīṭikā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /biː.ɽiː/

Noun

बीड़ी • (bīṛī) f (Urdu spelling بیڑی)

1. beedi (kind of cigarette, tobacco wrapped in leaf)

Declension

Declension of बीड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बीड़ी bīṛī	बीड़ियाँ bīṛiyā̃
oblique	बीड़ी bīṛī	बीड़ियों bīṛiyõ
vocative	बीड़ी bīṛī	बीड़ियो bīṛiyo

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Kurukh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biːɽiː]

Proper noun

बीड़ी (bīṛī)

1. (astronomy) the Sun

References

• Hahn, Ferb (1903) “बीड़ी”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎^[1], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 20