भौंरा

Hindi

FWOTD – 22 December 2023

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɔ̃ː.ɾɑː/, [bʱɔ̃ː.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara), from Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara). Doublet of भौंराला (bha͠urālā).

Alternative forms

• भँवरा (bhãvrā)

Noun

भौंरा • (bha͠urā) m (Urdu spelling بھونرا)

1. large black bee; bumblebee
2. whirlpool
3. spinning top
4. (figuratively) dilemma

Declension

Declension of भौंरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भौंरा bha͠urā	भौंरे bha͠ure
oblique	भौंरे bha͠ure	भौंरों bha͠urõ
vocative	भौंरे bha͠ure	भौंरो bha͠uro

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit *भौमघर (bhaumaghara).

Alternative forms

• भौंहरा (bha͠uhrā), भुँइहरा (bhũihrā), भुँइधरा (bhũidhrā)

Noun

भौंरा • (bha͠urā) m (Urdu spelling بھونرا)

1. underground room or vault; cellar
   • 1962, Vishṇudatta, Krānti kā devatā: Śivājī‎^[1]:

     देखो, कहीं दुर्ग के नीचे भौंरे में कुछ सैनिक छिपे हुए न हों। मुझे कुछ संदेह-सा है।

     dekho, kahī̃ durg ke nīce bha͠ure mẽ kuch sainik chipe hue na hõ. mujhe kuch sandeh-sā hai.

     See, whether there might be soldiers hiding in the cellar below the fortress. I have something of a suspicion.

Declension

Declension of भौंरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भौंरा bha͠urā	भौंरे bha͠ure
oblique	भौंरे bha͠ure	भौंरों bha͠urõ
vocative	भौंरे bha͠ure	भौंरो bha͠uro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भौंरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “भौंरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.