भगदड़

Hindi

Etymology

From भागना (bhāgnā, “to run away, to flee”) +‎ दौड़ना (dauṛnā, “to run”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱəɡ.d̪əɽ/, [bʱɐɡ.d̪ɐɽ]

Noun

भगदड़ • (bhagdaṛ) f (Urdu spelling بھگدڑ)

1. stampede, pedestrian traffic

   भगदड़ की वजह से मेरी पर्स गुम गई।

   bhagdaṛ kī vajah se merī pars gum gaī.

   Due to the stampede I lost my purse.

2. panic, alarm

Declension

Declension of भगदड़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भगदड़ bhagdaṛ	भगदड़ें bhagdaṛẽ
oblique	भगदड़ bhagdaṛ	भगदड़ों bhagdaṛõ
vocative	भगदड़ bhagdaṛ	भगदड़ो bhagdaṛo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “bhagdaṛ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 754