Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲𑀳 (vasaha), from Sanskrit वृषभ (vṛṣabhá, bull), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)r̥šabʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥sn̥-bʰó-s (male animal).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.səɦ/, [bɐ.sɛʱ]

Noun edit

बसह (basahm[1][2]

  1. (archaic) a bull
    Synonym: साँड़ (sā̃ṛ)

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बसह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बसह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press