बिल्ला

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀟𑀸𑀮 (biḍāla), 𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀮 (bilāla), from Sanskrit बिडाल (bíḍāla).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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बिल्ला (billām (feminine बिल्ली, Urdu spelling بِلا)

  1. tomcat (male cat)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bíḍāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press