बेहतर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بِهْتَر (bihtar). False cognate of English better.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəɦ.t̪əɾ/, [bɛʱ.t̪ɐɾ], /beːɦ.t̪əɾ/, [beːʱ.t̪ɐɾ]
• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: बेह‧तर

Adjective

बेहतर • (behtar) (indeclinable, superlative बेहतरीन, Urdu spelling بِہْتَر)

1. better, improved

   Synonyms: ज़्यादा अच्छा (zyādā acchā), और अच्छा (aur acchā), श्रेष्ठतर (śreṣṭhatar)

   Antonym: बदतर (badtar)

   उल्टी मारके उसकी हालत सिर्फ़ थोड़ी बेहतर हुई।

   ulṭī mārke uskī hālat sirf thoṛī behtar huī.

   After vomiting, his condition only improved a little.

Derived terms

• बेहतर करना (behtar karnā, “to improve”, transitive)

Related terms

• बेहतरीन (behtarīn, “best”)

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बेहतर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “बेहतर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.