भौंरा
Hindi
FWOTD – 22 December 2023
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱɔ̃ː.ɾɑː/, [bʱɔ̃ː.ɾäː]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara), from Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara).[1] Doublet of भौंराला (bha͠urālā).
Alternative forms
- भँवरा (bhãvrā)
Noun
भौंरा • (bha͠urā) m (Urdu spelling بھونرا)
Declension
Declension of भौंरा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भौंरा bha͠urā |
भौंरे bha͠ure |
| oblique | भौंरे bha͠ure |
भौंरों bha͠urõ |
| vocative | भौंरे bha͠ure |
भौंरो bha͠uro |
Alternative forms
- भौंहरा (bha͠uhrā), भुँइहरा (bhũihrā), भुँइधरा (bhũidhrā)
Noun
भौंरा • (bha͠urā) m (Urdu spelling بھونرا)
- underground room or vault; cellar
- 1962, Vishṇudatta, Krānti kā devatā: Śivājī:
- देखो, कहीं दुर्ग के नीचे भौंरे में कुछ सैनिक छिपे हुए न हों। मुझे कुछ संदेह-सा है।
- dekho, kahī̃ durg ke nīce bha͠ure mẽ kuch sainik chipe hue na hõ. mujhe kuch sandeh-sā hai.
- See, whether there might be soldiers hiding in the cellar below the fortress. I have something of a suspicion.
Declension
Declension of भौंरा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भौंरा bha͠urā |
भौंरे bha͠ure |
| oblique | भौंरे bha͠ure |
भौंरों bha͠urõ |
| vocative | भौंरे bha͠ure |
भौंरो bha͠uro |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhramará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhaumaghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भौंरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “भौंरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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