बड़ा
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa), from Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra), from वृद्ध (vṛddha). Compare to Punjabi ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā), Bengali বড় (boṛ), Marathi बडा (baḍā), Assamese বৰ (bor), Sinhalese වඩා (waḍā, “more”), Romani baro.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editबड़ा • (baṛā) (Urdu spelling بڑا)
- big, large, huge
- Antonym: छोटा (choṭā)
- बड़ा देश ― baṛā deś ― big country
- बड़ा शहर ― baṛā śahar ― big city
- massive, heavy
- grown up, adult
- बड़ा बच्चा ― baṛā baccā ― grown boy
- important
- capitalized, majuscule; long (of Hindi vowels)
- बड़े आ से लिखो ― baṛe ā se likho ― write it with a long a
- बड़ा ऐच ― baṛā aic ― capital aitch
- (vernacular) very
- बड़ा अच्छा ― baṛā acchā ― very good
Declension
editDeclension of बड़ा (ā-stem)
Derived terms
edit- बड़ा दिन (baṛā din)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बड़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press