بڑھاپا

Urdu

Etymology

Related to بوڑھا (būṛhā, “old man”). Compare Punjabi بُڑھاپا (buṛā̀pā) and Saraiki بُݙھیپا (buḏhepā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bʊ.ɽʱɑː.pɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

بُڑھاپا • (buṛhāpā) m (Hindi spelling बुढ़ापा)

1. old age, senility

Declension

Declension of بڑھاپا

	singular	plural
direct	بُڑھاپا (buṛhāpā)	بُڑھاپے (buṛhāpe)
oblique	بُڑھاپے (buṛhāpe)	بُڑھاپوں (buṛhāpõ)
vocative	بُڑھاپے (buṛhāpe)	بُڑھاپو (buṛhāpo)

References

• “بڑھاپا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “بڑھاپا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.