बधाई

Hindi

Etymology

From बधाना (badhānā) +‎ -आई (-āī). Cognate with Gujarati વધાઈ (vadhāī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.d̪ʱɑː.iː/, [bɐ.d̪ʱäː.iː]

Noun

बधाई • (badhāī) f (Urdu spelling بدھائی)

1. congratulations, greetings
2. happy (used in greetings, e.g. happy anniversary, happy birthday)
3. felicitations, compliments

Declension

Declension of बधाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बधाई badhāī	बधाइयाँ badhāiyā̃
oblique	बधाई badhāī	बधाइयों badhāiyõ
vocative	बधाई badhāī	बधाइयो badhāiyo

Interjection

बधाई • (badhāī)

1. congratulations

Synonyms

• मुबारक (mubārak)

Derived terms

• बधाई हो (badhāī ho)