बली

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बलिन् (balin). By surface analysis, बल (bal) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

बली • (balī) (indeclinable)

1. strong, powerful, mighty, robust, stout

   Synonyms: बलवान (balvān), पराक्रमी (parākramī)

Noun

बली • (balī) m

1. bull

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:साँड़

2. buffalo

   Synonyms: महिष (mahiṣ), भैंसा (bhainsā)

3. camel

   Synonym: ऊंट (ūṇṭ)

4. boar, pig

   Synonyms: शूकर (śūkar), सूअर (sūar)

5. (botany) a kind of jasmine

   Synonym: चमेली (camelī)

6. soldier, sepoy

   Synonyms: सैनिक (sainik), सिपाही (sipāhī)

Declension

Declension of बली (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बली balī	बली balī
oblique	बली balī	बलियों baliyõ
vocative	बली balī	बलियो baliyo

Proper noun

बली • (balī) m

1. (Hinduism) Balarama, elder brother of Krishna

   Synonym: बलराम (balrām)

Declension

Declension of बली (sg-only masc ī-stem)

	singular
direct	बली balī
oblique	बली balī
vocative	बली balī

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3411
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “बली”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 505
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 713
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बली”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 444.