बालिका
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit बालिका (bālikā).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bɑː.lɪ.kɑː/, [bäː.lɪ.käː]
Noun
[edit]बालिका • (bālikā) f (male equivalent बालक)
- (formal) girl
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:लड़की
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बालिका bālikā |
बालिकाएँ bālikāẽ |
| oblique | बालिका bālikā |
बालिकाओं bālikāõ |
| vocative | बालिका bālikā |
बालिकाओ bālikāo |
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बालिका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3472
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “बालिका”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 518
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बालिका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 727
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बालिका”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 455.
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- বালিকা (Assamese script)
- ᬩᬵᬮᬶᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
- বালিকা (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰯𑰩𑰰𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဗာလိကာ (Burmese script)
- બાલિકા (Gujarati script)
- ਬਾਲਿਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦧꦴꦭꦶꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂥𑂰𑂪𑂱𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಬಾಲಿಕಾ (Kannada script)
- ពាលិកា (Khmer script)
- ພາລິກາ (Lao script)
- ബാലികാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠪᠠ᠊ᠠᠯᡳᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘤𑘰𑘩𑘱𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠠᢗᠯᠢᢉᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧄𑧑𑧉𑧒𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐵𑐮𑐶𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
- ବାଲିକା (Odia script)
- ꢨꢵꢭꢶꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆳𑆬𑆴𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖯𑖩𑖰𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
- බාලිකා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩲𑩛𑩽𑩑𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚠𑚭𑚥𑚮𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
- ப³ாலிகா (Tamil script)
- బాలికా (Telugu script)
- พาลิกา (Thai script)
- བཱ་ལི་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒰𑒪𑒱𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨠𑨊𑨬𑨁𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From बाला (bālā) + -इका (-ikā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]बालिका • (bālikā) stem, f
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | बालिका (bālikā) | बालिके (bālike) | बालिकाः (bālikāḥ) |
| accusative | बालिकाम् (bālikām) | बालिके (bālike) | बालिकाः (bālikāḥ) |
| instrumental | बालिकया (bālikayā) बालिका¹ (bālikā¹) |
बालिकाभ्याम् (bālikābhyām) | बालिकाभिः (bālikābhiḥ) |
| dative | बालिकायै (bālikāyai) | बालिकाभ्याम् (bālikābhyām) | बालिकाभ्यः (bālikābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | बालिकायाः (bālikāyāḥ) बालिकायै² (bālikāyai²) |
बालिकाभ्याम् (bālikābhyām) | बालिकाभ्यः (bālikābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | बालिकायाः (bālikāyāḥ) बालिकायै² (bālikāyai²) |
बालिकयोः (bālikayoḥ) | बालिकानाम् (bālikānām) |
| locative | बालिकायाम् (bālikāyām) | बालिकयोः (bālikayoḥ) | बालिकासु (bālikāsu) |
| vocative | बालिके (bālike) | बालिके (bālike) | बालिकाः (bālikāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
[edit]- → Hindi: बालिका (bālikā) (learned)
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