बजाय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بجای (ba-jāy, “instead”). See also बजा (bajā, “appropriate, right”), from Classical Persian بجا (ba-jā, “right, proper, timely”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.d͡ʒɑːj/, [bɐ.d͡ʒäːj]

Adverb

बजाय • (bajāy) (Urdu spelling بجائے)

1. instead, alternatively

Derived terms

• के बजाय (ke bajāy)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ब-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 691

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ.d͡ʑɑː.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bɐˈd͡ʑɑː.jɐ/

Noun

बजाय • (bajāya) m

1. masculine dative singular of बज (bajá)