बिजली

See also: बिजुली

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (vijjuliā) from a diminutive of Sanskrit विद्युत् (vidyut)[1]. Cognate with Assamese বিজুলী (bizuli).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɪd͡ʒ.liː/

Noun

बिजली • (bijlī) f (Urdu spelling بجلی‎)

  1. electricity
    बिजली जाना ― bijlī jānā ― for the lights to go out
  2. lightning, thunder
    बिजली कड़कड़ाना ― bijlī kaṛakṛānā ― to thunder
    बिजली गिरना ― bijlī girnā ― for lightning to strike

Declension
Declension of बिजली
Singular Plural
Direct बिजली (bijlī) बिजलियाँ (bijliyā̃)
Oblique बिजली (bijlī) बिजलियों (bijliyõ)
Vocative बिजली (bijlī) बिजलियो (bijliyo)

Descendants
  • → Pashto: بجلي‎‎

References
  1. Richard Pischel (1900) Grammatik der Prakrit-Sprachen [Comparative Grammar Of The Prakrit Languages]‎, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, published 1957
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