बाशिंदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian باشنده (bāšanda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑː.ʃɪn.d̪ɑː/, [bäː.ʃɪ̃n̪.d̪äː]

Noun

बाशिंदा • (bāśindā) m (Urdu spelling باشندہ)

1. resident, inhabitant

   Synonyms: निवासी (nivāsī), रहनेवाला (rahnevālā)

Declension

Declension of बाशिंदा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाशिंदा bāśindā	बाशिंदे bāśinde
oblique	बाशिंदे bāśinde	बाशिंदों bāśindõ
vocative	बाशिंदे bāśinde	बाशिंदो bāśindo

References

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