भिखारी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬𑀭 (bhikkhāyara), from Sanskrit भिक्षाचर (bhikṣācara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɪ.kʰɑː.ɾiː/, [bʱɪ.kʰäː.ɾiː]

Noun

भिखारी • (bhikhārī) m (feminine भिखारिन, Urdu spelling بھکھاری‎)

1. beggar

   दो भिखारी सड़क पर खड़ हुए थे।

   do bhikhārī saṛak par khaṛ hue the.

   Two beggars were standing in the street.

   Synonyms: भिक्षु (bhikṣu), भिक्षुक (bhikṣuk), याचक (yācak)

Declension

Declension of भिखारी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भिखारी bhikhārī	भिखारी bhikhārī
oblique	भिखारी bhikhārī	भिखारियों bhikhāriyõ
vocative	भिखारी bhikhārī	भिखारियो bhikhāriyo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “bhikṣācara (9486)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press