बेर
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
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 • (ber) m (Urdu spelling بیر)
- the Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) or its fruit
Declension edit
Declension of बेर (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms edit
- बेर-गुठली (ber-guṭhlī)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā), from Sanskrit वेला (velā).[2]
Alternative forms edit
- बेरी (berī)
Noun edit
बेर • (ber) m (Urdu spelling بیر)
Derived terms edit
- बेर-बेर (ber-ber)
Related terms edit
- अबेर (aber)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bádara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vḗlā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Maithili edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit वेला (velā, “time”). Compare Assamese বেলি (beli).