वक्त्रभेदी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit वक्त्रभेदी (vaktrabhedī). By surface analysis, वक्त्र (vaktra) +‎ भेदी (bhedī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋək.t̪ɾə.bʱeː.d̪iː/, [ʋɐk.t̪ɾɐ.bʱeː.d̪iː]

Adjective

वक्त्रभेदी • (vaktrabhedī) (indeclinable)

1. (rare) pungent, bitter

   Synonyms: कड़वा (kaṛvā), तिक्त (tikt), कटु (kaṭu), तीता (tītā), तिक्तक (tiktak), कटुक (kaṭuk)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “वक्त्रभेदी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4353

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱক্ত্ৰভেদী (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬓ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭᬪᬾᬤᬷ (Balinese script)
• বক্ত্রভেদী (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰎𑰿𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰥𑰸𑰟𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀪𑁂𑀤𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ဝက္တြဘေဒီ (Burmese script)
• વક્ત્રભેદી (Gujarati script)
• ਵਕ੍ਤ੍ਰਭੇਦੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌦𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦏ꧀ꦠꦿꦨꦺꦢꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂍𑂹𑂞𑂹𑂩𑂦𑂵𑂠𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ವಕ್ತ್ರಭೇದೀ (Kannada script)
• វក្ត្រភេទី (Khmer script)
• ວກ຺ຕ຺ຣເຠທີ (Lao script)
• വക്ത്രഭേദീ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠᡬᢠᡵᠠᢨᡝᡩᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘎𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘥𑘹𑘟𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢉᢐᠷᠠᠪᠾᠧᢑᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑦮𑧠𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧅𑧚𑦿𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐎𑑂𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐨𑐾𑐡𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଵକ୍ତ୍ରଭେଦୀ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢒ꣄ꢡ꣄ꢬꢩꢾꢣꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆑𑇀𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆨𑆼𑆢𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖎𑖿𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖥𑖸𑖟𑖱 (Siddham script)
• වක‍්ත්‍රභෙදී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩜 𑪙𑩫 𑪙𑩼𑩳𑩔𑩭𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚊𑚶𑚙𑚶𑚤𑚡𑚲𑚛𑚯 (Takri script)
• வக்த்ரபே⁴தீ³ (Tamil script)
• వక్త్రభేదీ (Telugu script)
• วกฺตฺรเภที (Thai script)
• ཝ་ཀྟྲ་བྷེ་དཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒏𑓂𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒦𑒹𑒠𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨋𑩇𑨙𑩇𑨫𑨡𑨄𑨛𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ʋɐk.t̪ɾɐˈbʱeː.d̪iː/, [ʋɐk̚.t̪ɾɐˈbʱeː.d̪iː]

Adjective

वक्त्रभेदी • (vaktrabhedī)

1. masculine nominative singular of वक्त्रभेदिन् (vaktrabhedin, “bitter”)