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बिल्ला

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See also: बिल्ली and बुल्ला

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀟𑀸𑀮 (biḍāla), 𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀮 (bilāla), from Sanskrit बिडाल (bíḍāla).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɪl.lɑː/, [bɪl.läː]

Noun

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बिल्ला • (billā) m (feminine बिल्ली, Urdu spelling بِلا)

  1. tomcat (male cat)

Declension

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Declension of बिल्ला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बिल्ला
billā 		बिल्ले
bille
oblique बिल्ले
bille 		बिल्लों
billõ
vocative बिल्ले
bille 		बिल्लो
billo

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bíḍāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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