बिच्छू

Hindi

बिच्छू

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀅 (vicchua), from Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika). Cognate to Marathi विंचू (viñcū).

Doublet of वृश्चिक (vŕścik), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɪt̪.t͡ʃʰuː/, [bɪt̚.t͡ʃʰuː]

Noun

बिच्छू • (bicchū) m (Urdu spelling بچھو)

1. scorpion
2. (astronomy) the Scorpio constellation
3. (astrology) Scorpio

Declension

Declension of बिच्छू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बिच्छू bicchū	बिच्छू bicchū
oblique	बिच्छू bicchū	बिच्छुओं bicchuõ
vocative	बिच्छू bicchū	बिच्छुओ bicchuo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बिच्छू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3487
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “बिच्छू”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 521
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बिच्छू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 731
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बिच्छू”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 457.