भाद्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाद्र (bhādra), from भद्रपदा (bhadrapadā, “auspicious feet; a unit of measurement”), a compound of भद्र (bhadra, “auspicious, excellent”) + पद (pada, “foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːd̪.ɾᵊ/, [bʱäːd̪.ɾᵊ]

Proper noun

भाद्र • (bhādra) m

1. Bhadra (sixth month of the Hindu lunar calendar)

Declension

Declension of भाद्र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाद्र bhādra	भाद्र bhādra
oblique	भाद्र bhādra	भाद्रों bhādrõ
vocative	भाद्र bhādra	भाद्रो bhādro

Related terms

lunar monthsedit

• आश्विन (āśvin)
• आषाढ़ (āṣāṛh) ~ असाढ़ (asāṛh)
• कार्तिक (kārtik)
• चैत्र (caitra)
• ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭh)
• पौष (pauṣ)
• फाल्गुन (phālgun)
• भाद्र (bhādra)
• माघ (māgh)
• मार्गशीर्ष (mārgaśīrṣ), अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇ)
• वैशाख (vaiśākh)
• श्रावण (śrāvaṇ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भाद्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 698, 699.

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाद्र (bhādra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʱä̤d̪rʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: भाद्र

Proper noun

भाद्र • (bhādra)

1. Bhadra
   1. the fifth month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
   2. the sixth month in the lunar Hindu calendar

   Synonym: भदौ (bhadau)

Related terms

• (lunar months) वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha) / जेठ (jeṭh), आषाढ (āṣāḍh), साउन (sāuna), भदौ (bhadau) / भाद्र (bhādra), असोज (asoj) / आश्विन (āśvina), कात्तिक (kāttik) / कार्त्तिक (kārttik), मङ्सिर (maṅsira) / मार्ग (mārga), पुस (pus) / पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फागुन (phāguna) / फाल्गुन (phālguna), चैत (cait) / चैत्र (caitra) ^{(Category: ne:Hindu lunar calendar months)}

Further reading

• “भाद्र”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “bhadra”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভাদ্ৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬵᬤ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• ভাদ্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰯𑰟𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဘာဒြ (Burmese script)
• ભાદ્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਭਾਦ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦴꦢꦿ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂰𑂠𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಾದ್ರ (Kannada script)
• ភាទ្រ (Khmer script)
• ຠາທ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• ഭാദ്ര (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡩᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘰𑘟𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢗᢑᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧑𑦿𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐵𑐡𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଭାଦ୍ର (Odia script)
• ꢩꢵꢣ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆳𑆢𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖯𑖟𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• භාද්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩛𑩭 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚭𑚛𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ாத்³ர (Tamil script)
• భాద్ర (Telugu script)
• ภาทฺร (Thai script)
• བྷཱ་དྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒰𑒠𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨊𑨛𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From भद्रपदा (bhadrapadā, “auspicious feet”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːd.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːd̪.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

भाद्र • (bhādra) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) Sixth month of the Hindu lunar calendar

Related terms

lunar monthsedit

• अश्विन् (aśvin)
• आषाढ (āṣāḍha)
• कार्त्तिक (kārttika)
• चैत्र (caitra)
• ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha)
• पौष (pauṣa)
• फाल्गुन (phālguna)
• भाद्र (bhādra)
• माघ (māgha)
• मार्गशीर्ष (mārgaśīrṣa), अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇa)
• वैशाख (vaiśākha)
• श्रावण (śrāvaṇa)