बिल्ली

See also: बिल्ला and बुल्ला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit बिडालिका (biḍālikā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɪl.liː/, [bɪl̪.l̪iː]

Noun

बिल्ली • (billī) f (masculine बिल्ला, Urdu spelling بلی‎)

1. cat (of any gender)

   मेरी बिल्ली मुझसे म्याऊँ? ― merī billī mujhse myāū̃? ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. female cat

Declension

Declension of बिल्ली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बिल्ली billī	बिल्लियाँ billiyā̃
oblique	बिल्ली billī	बिल्लियों billiyõ
vocative	बिल्ली billī	बिल्लियो billiyo

Usage notes

• Although this word is feminine and used for female cats, it is also used to mean domestic cat in general. The masculine form, or the word for tomcat, is बिल्ला (billā).