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बड़ा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa), possibly from 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- + *-tós.

    Compare to Punjabi ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā), Bengali বড় (boṛ), Marathi बडा (baḍā), Assamese বৰ (bor), Sinhalese වඩා (waḍā, more), Sindhi وَڏو / वॾो (ʋaɗo), Romani baro.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.ɽɑː/, [bɐ.ɽäː]
    • Audio (Delhi):(file)

    Adjective

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    बड़ा (baṛā) (Urdu spelling بڑا)

    1. big, large, huge
      Antonym: छोटा (choṭā)
      बड़ा देशbaṛā deśbig country
      बड़ा शहरbaṛā śaharbig city
    2. massive, heavy
    3. grown up, adult
      बड़ा बच्चाbaṛā baccāgrown boy
    4. important
      वह बड़ा आदमी हैvah baṛā ādmī hai.He is an important man.
    5. capitalized, majuscule; long (of Hindi vowels)
      बड़े आ से लिखोbaṛe ā se likhowrite it with a long a
      बड़ा ऐचbaṛā aiccapital aitch
    6. (colloquial) very
      बड़ा अच्छाbaṛā acchāvery good

    Declension

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    Declension of बड़ा (ā-stem)
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    direct बड़ा
    baṛā
    बड़े
    baṛe
    बड़ी
    baṛī
    बड़ी
    baṛī
    oblique बड़े
    baṛe
    बड़े
    baṛe
    बड़ी
    baṛī
    बड़ी
    baṛī
    vocative बड़े
    baṛe
    बड़े
    baṛe
    बड़ी
    baṛī
    बड़ी
    baṛī

    Derived terms

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    References

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