बीड़ा

See also: बीड

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀻𑀟𑀕 (bīḍaga), from Sanskrit वीटक (vīṭaka). Cognate with Marathi विडा (viḍā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /biː.ɽɑː/, [biː.ɽäː]

Noun

बीड़ा • (bīṛā) m (Urdu spelling بیڑا)

1. paan, betel leaf
2. the initiative, a pledge

   बीड़ा उठाना ― bīṛā uṭhānā ― to take the initiative, take up a challenge

3. fastening, tie

Declension

Declension of बीड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बीड़ा bīṛā	बीड़े bīṛe
oblique	बीड़े bīṛe	बीड़ों bīṛõ
vocative	बीड़े bīṛe	बीड़ो bīṛo

See also

• बीड़ी (bīṛī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “bīṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīṭā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press