बाहिर

Nepali

Etymology

From Pali 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀭𑁄 (bāhiro) (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀭 (bāhira)), from Sanskrit बहिर् (bahir), a compounding form of बहिस् (bahis). Compare Hindi बाहर (bāhar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bäi̯ɾʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: ब्āhिर्a

Adverb

बाहिर • (bāhira)

  1. outside
  2. outdoors, out
  3. overseas, abroad; away from home

Postposition

बाहिर • (bāhira)

  1. outside (of)

References

  • बाहिर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बाहिर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बाइर”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
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