बजाय

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بجای (ba-jāy, instead). See also बजा (bajā, appropriate, right), from Classical Persian بجا (ba-jā, right, proper, timely).

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Adverb

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बजाय (bajāy) (Urdu spelling بجائے)

  1. instead, alternatively

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Sanskrit

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Noun

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बजाय (bajāyam

  1. masculine dative singular of बज (bajá)