बी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /biː/

Noun

बी • (bī) f

1. Synonym of बीवीं (bīvī̃, “wife”).

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Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am (“seed”).

Noun

बी • (bī) (Latin script bim, Kannada script ಬೀ)

1. seed, pea

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Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi बीं (bīṃ), from , from Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am (“seed”).

Noun

बी • (bī) n, f

1. seed

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “बी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bīˊja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press