बजरंगबली

Hindi

Etymology

Compound of बजर (bajar, “thunderbolt, vajra”) +‎ अंग (aṅg, “body”) +‎ बली (balī, “mighty, powerful”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəd͡ʒ.ɾəŋɡ.bə.liː/, [bɐd͡ʒ.ɾɐ̃ŋɡ.bɐ.liː]

Noun

बजरंगबली • (bajraṅgbalī) m (Urdu spelling بجرنگبالی)

1. Hanuman, a Hindu demi-god who was a devotee of Lord Rama.

   Synonyms: महावीर (mahāvīr), हनुमान (hanumān), बजरंग (bajraṅg), बजरंगी (bajraṅgī), पवनपुत्र (pavanputra), आंजनेय (āñjney)

Declension

Declension of बजरंगबली (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बजरंगबली bajraṅgbalī	बजरंगबली bajraṅgbalī
oblique	बजरंगबली bajraṅgbalī	बजरंगबलियों bajraṅgbaliyõ
vocative	बजरंगबली bajraṅgbalī	बजरंगबलियो bajraṅgbaliyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बजरंगबली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3355