बेला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā), from Sanskrit वेला (velā). Doublet of बेर (ber).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /beː.lɑː/, [beː.läː]

Noun

बेला • (belā) f

1. time, period, occasion

   Synonyms: वक़्त (vaqt), मौक़ा (mauqā)

2. (by extension) meal
   • 1880 – 1936, Premchand, विध्वंस [Destruction] :

     गाँव के लोग प्रायः एक बेला चबैना या सत्तू पर निर्वाह करते ही हैं, इसलिए भुनगी के भाड़ पर नित्य भीड़ लगी रहती थी।

     gā̃v ke log prāyaḥ ek belā cabainā yā sattū par nirvāh karte hī ha͠i, islie bhungī ke bhāṛ par nitya bhīṛ lagī rahtī thī.

     People of the village often subsist on a meal of chabaina or sattu, which is why there was always a rush at Bhungi's oven.

3. (uncommon) limit, boundary

   Synonyms: सीमा (sīmā), हद्द (hadd)

Declension

Declension of बेला (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेला belā	बेलाएँ belāẽ
oblique	बेला belā	बेलाओं belāõ
vocative	बेला belā	बेलाओ belāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बेला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Newar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bela]

Noun

बेला • (belā) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐧𑐾𑐮𑐵)

1. violin