बड़ा
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa), from Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra), from वृद्ध (vṛddha). Compare to Punjabi ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā), Bengali বড় (bôṛ), Marathi बडा (baḍā), Assamese বৰ (bor).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
बड़ा • (baṛā) (Urdu spelling بڑا)
- big, large, huge
- बड़ा देश ― baṛā deś ― big country
- बड़ा शहर ― baṛā śahar ― big city
- massive, heavy
- grown up, adult
- बड़ा बच्चा ― baṛā baccā ― grown boy
- important
- capitalized, majuscule; long (of Hindi vowels)
- बड़े आ से लिखो ― baṛe ā se likho ― write it with a long a
- बड़ा ऐच ― baṛā aic ― capital aitch
- (vernacular) very
- बड़ा अच्छा ― baṛā acchā ― very good
Declension[edit]
Declension of बड़ा (ā-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- बड़ा दिन (baṛā din)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बड़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press