बेर

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /beːɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Hindi बेर (bera), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀤𑀭 (badara), from Sanskrit बदर (badara).[1] Doublet of बदर (badar), a tatsama.

Noun

बेर • (ber) m (Urdu spelling بیر)

  1. the Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) or its fruit
Declension
Declension of बेर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct बेर
ber		 बेर
ber
oblique बेर
ber		 बेरों
berõ
vocative बेर
ber		 बेरो
bero
Derived terms
  • बेर-गुठली (ber-guṭhlī)
Descendants
  • → Fijian: ber, baer

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā), from Sanskrit वेला (velā).[2]

Alternative forms
  • बेरी (berī)

Noun

बेर • (ber) m (Urdu spelling بیر)

  1. time, occasion
  2. lapse of time, delay
Derived terms
  • बेर-बेर (ber-ber)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bádara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vḗlā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेला (velā, “time”). Compare Assamese বেলি (beli).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [beːɾ]

Noun

बेर • (bēr) (Tirhuta 𑒥𑒹𑒩)

  1. hour, time
  2. opportune time
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