बाधा

See also: बोधि, बाध्, बुध, बाँध, and बुध्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाधा (bādhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑː.d̪ʱɑː/, [bäː.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

बाधा • (bādhā) f (Urdu spelling بادھا)

1. obstacle, obstruction, hindrance
2. affliction, suffering, distress
3. interruption (as in speech)
4. possession, or affliction (from a supernatural entity)
5. fear, fright

Declension

Declension of बाधा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाधा bādhā	बाधाएँ bādhāẽ
oblique	बाधा bādhā	बाधाओं bādhāõ
vocative	बाधा bādhā	बाधाओ bādhāo

Derived terms

• ऊपरी बाधा (ūprī bādhā)
• प्रेतबाधा (pretbādhā)
• बाधा करना (bādhā karnā)
• बाधा डालना (bādhā ḍālnā)
• बाधा देना (bādhā denā)
• बाधा पहुँचाना (bādhā pahũcānā)
• भूत-प्रेत बाधा (bhūt-pret bādhā)
• भूतबाधा (bhūtbādhā)

 

Related terms

• पिशाचबाधा (piśācbādhā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बाधा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बाधा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bādhā (Latin script)
• 𑀩𑀸𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• বাধা (Bengali script)
• බාධා (Sinhalese script)
• ဗာဓာ or ၿႃꩪႃ (Burmese script)
• พาธา (Thai script)
• ᨻᩣᨵᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ພາຘາ (Lao script)
• ពាធា (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄂𑄙𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

बाधा f

1. Devanagari script form of bādhā

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• বাধা (Assamese script)
• ᬩᬵᬥᬵ (Balinese script)
• বাধা (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰯𑰠𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑀸𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဗာဓာ (Burmese script)
• બાધા (Gujarati script)
• ਬਾਧਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦴꦣꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂰𑂡𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಬಾಧಾ (Kannada script)
• ពាធា (Khmer script)
• ພາຘາ (Lao script)
• ബാധാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘰𑘠𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧑𑧀𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑐵𑐢𑐵 (Newa script)
• ବାଧା (Odia script)
• ꢨꢵꢤꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆳𑆣𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖯𑖠𑖯 (Siddham script)
• බාධා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩛𑩮𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚭𑚜𑚭 (Takri script)
• ப³ாத⁴ா (Tamil script)
• బాధా (Telugu script)
• พาธา (Thai script)
• བཱ་དྷཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒰𑒡𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨊𑨜𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Noun

बाधा • (bādhā) stem, f

1. interruption, obstacle, hardship, disturbance
2. suffering, pain, injury

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of बाधा
Nom. sg.	बाधा (bādhā)
Gen. sg.	बाधायाः (bādhāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बाधा (bādhā)	बाधे (bādhe)	बाधाः (bādhāḥ)
Vocative	बाधे (bādhe)	बाधे (bādhe)	बाधाः (bādhāḥ)
Accusative	बाधाम् (bādhām)	बाधे (bādhe)	बाधाः (bādhāḥ)
Instrumental	बाधया (bādhayā)	बाधाभ्याम् (bādhābhyām)	बाधाभिः (bādhābhiḥ)
Dative	बाधायै (bādhāyai)	बाधाभ्याम् (bādhābhyām)	बाधाभ्यः (bādhābhyaḥ)
Ablative	बाधायाः (bādhāyāḥ)	बाधाभ्याम् (bādhābhyām)	बाधाभ्यः (bādhābhyaḥ)
Genitive	बाधायाः (bādhāyāḥ)	बाधयोः (bādhayoḥ)	बाधानाम् (bādhānām)
Locative	बाधायाम् (bādhāyām)	बाधयोः (bādhayoḥ)	बाधासु (bādhāsu)

Descendants

• → Tamil: வாதை (vātai)

References

• “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2012 February 6 (last accessed)