बिजली
See also: बिजुली
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀻 (vijjulī), 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (vijjuliā), from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā, “forked lightning”), from विद्युत् (vidyut, “lightning”) + लता (latā, “creeper, vine, liana”), with the shape of the lightning being compared to a creeper.[1][2] Cognate with Assamese বিজুলী (bizuli), Sinhalese විදුලිය (widuliya).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
बिजली • (bijlī) f (Urdu spelling بجلی)
- electricity
- बिजली जाना ― bijlī jānā ― for the lights to go out
- lightning, thunder
- बिजली कड़कड़ाना ― bijlī kaṛakṛānā ― to thunder
- बिजली गिरना ― bijlī girnā ― for lightning to strike
Declension edit
Declension of बिजली (fem ī-stem)
Descendants edit
- → Pashto: بجلي
References edit
- ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages[1], Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass.
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vidyullatā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press