बधिया

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺𑀅 (vaddhia), from Sanskrit वध्रि (vádhri, “castrated”). Doublet of वध्रि (vadhri).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.d̪ʱɪ.jɑː/, [bɐ.d̪ʱi.jäː]

Adjective

बधिया • (badhiyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بَدْھیا)

1. castrated

Noun

बधिया • (badhiyā) m (Urdu spelling بَدْھیا)

1. a castrated animal

Declension

Declension of बधिया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बधिया badhiyā	बधिए, बधिये badhie, badhiye
oblique	बधिए, बधिये badhie, badhiye	बधियों badhiyõ
vocative	बधिए, बधिये badhie, badhiye	बधियो badhiyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बधिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बधिया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बधिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press