ଭେଡ଼

Odia

ଭେଡ଼ (bheṛa, “sheep”)

Alternative forms

• ଭେଡ଼ା (bheṛā), ଭେଡ଼ି (bheṛi)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀟 (*bheḍa), *𑀪𑁂𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*bhĕḍḍa), *𑀪𑁂𑀁𑀟 (*bheṃḍa), from Sanskrit भेड (bheḍa), भेड्र (bheḍra), भेण्ड (bheṇḍa) (these terms could instead be later Sanskritizations of the unattested Prakrit forms), ultimately from a substrate, possibly Munda. Cognate with Assamese ভেড়া (bhera), Bengali ভেড়া (bheṛa), Maithili भेँड़ो (bhē̃ṛō), Bhojpuri भेड़ा (bhēṛā), Hindi भेड़ (bheṛ) and Nepali भेडो (bheḍo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱeɽɔ/

Noun

ଭେଡ଼ (bheṛa)

1. sheep

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଭେଡ଼”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhēḍra-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press