बिल्ला

See also: बिल्ली and बुल्ला

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀟𑀸𑀮 (biḍāla), 𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀮 (bilāla), from Sanskrit बिडाल (bíḍāla).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɪl.lɑː/, [bɪl.läː]

Noun edit

बिल्ला • (billā) m (feminine बिल्ली, Urdu spelling بِلا)

tomcat (male cat)

Declension edit

Declension of बिल्ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बिल्ला billā	बिल्ले bille
oblique	बिल्ले bille	बिल्लों billõ
vocative	बिल्ले bille	बिल्लो billo

References edit

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bíḍāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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