Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /beːɾ/

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

बेर (berm (Urdu spelling بیر)

  1. the Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) or its fruit
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  • Fijian: ber, baer

Etymology 2 edit

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

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Noun edit

बेर (berm (Urdu spelling بیر)

  1. time, occasion
  2. lapse of time, delay
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References edit

  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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

बेर (bēr) (Tirhuta 𑒥𑒹𑒩)

  1. hour, time
  2. opportune time