बिरादरी

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɪ.ɾɑːd̪.ɾiː/, [bɪ.ɾäːd̪.ɾiː]

Noun

बिरादरी • (birādrī) f

1. brotherhood
2. fraternity, community

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बिरादरी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बिरादरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बिरादरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press