भैंस

See also: भैंसी, भस्, and भास

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī), from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa). Cognate with Nepali भैंसी (bha͠isī), Gujarati ભેંસ (bhẽs), Marathi म्हैस (mhais).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɛ̃ːs/

Noun

भैंस • (bha͠is) f (masculine भैंसा, Urdu spelling بھینس)

1. buffalo
2. water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
3. (Bombay Hindi, slang) laptop computer

   Synonyms: लैपटॉप (laipṭŏp), सुवाह्य संगणक (suvāhya saṅgṇak)

Declension

Declension of भैंस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भैंस bha͠is	भैंसें bha͠isẽ
oblique	भैंस bha͠is	भैंसों bha͠isõ
vocative	भैंस bha͠is	भैंसो bha͠iso

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भैंस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahiṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press