बड़ा
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit [script needed] (vaḍḍha), from Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra), from वृद्ध (vṛddha). Compare to Punjabi ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍā), Bengali বড় (bôŗô), Marathi बडा (baḍā), Assamese বৰ (bor).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəɽɑː]
Adjective
बड़ा • (baṛā) (Urdu spelling بڑا)
- big, large, huge
- बड़ा देश ― baṛā deś ― big country
- बड़ा शहर ― baṛā śahar ― big city
- massive, heavy
- grown up, adult
- बड़ा बच्चा ― baṛā baccā ― grown boy
- important
- capitalized, majuscule; long (of Hindi vowels)
- बड़ा आ से लिखो ― baṛā ā se likho ― write it with a long a
- बड़ा ऐच ― baṛā aic ― capital aitch
- (vernacular) very
- बड़ा अच्छा ― baṛā acchā ― very good
Declension
| Declension of बड़ा | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| Direct | बड़ा (baṛā) | बड़े (baṛe) | बड़ी (baṛī) | बड़ी (baṛī) | |
| Oblique | बड़े (baṛe) | बड़े (baṛe) | बड़ी (baṛī) | बड़ी (baṛī) | |
| Vocative | बड़े (baṛe) | बड़े (baṛe) | बड़ी (baṛī) | बड़ी (baṛī) | |
Derived terms
- बड़ा दिन (baṛā din)
References
- McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993
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