भोजपुरी

Hindi

Etymology

भोजपुर (bhojpur) +‎ -ई (-ī), named after the medieval Indian king Bhoja.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱoːd͡ʒ.pʊ.ɾiː/

Noun

भोजपुरी • (bhojpurī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling بھوجپوری)

1. an inhabitant of Bhojpur

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of भोजपुरी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भोजपुरी bhojpurī	भोजपुरी bhojpurī
oblique	भोजपुरी bhojpurī	भोजपुरियों bhojpuriyõ
vocative	भोजपुरी bhojpurī	भोजपुरियो bhojpuriyo

Declension of भोजपुरी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भोजपुरी bhojpurī	भोजपुरियाँ bhojpuriyā̃
oblique	भोजपुरी bhojpurī	भोजपुरियों bhojpuriyõ
vocative	भोजपुरी bhojpurī	भोजपुरियो bhojpuriyo

Adjective

भोजपुरी • (bhojpurī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بھوجپوری)

1. (relational) Bhojpur or its language

Proper noun

भोजपुरी • (bhojpurī) f (Urdu spelling بھوجپوری)

1. Bhojpuri (language)

Declension

Declension of भोजपुरी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	भोजपुरी bhojpurī
oblique	भोजपुरी bhojpurī
vocative	भोजपुरी bhojpurī

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi भोजपुरी (bhojpurī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱod͡ʑ.pu.ɾi/, [bʱod͡ʑ.pu.ɾiː]

Adjective

भोजपुरी • (bhojpurī)

1. (relational) Bhojpuri (language)

Proper noun

भोजपुरी • (bhojpurī) f

1. Bhojpuri (language)