बी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /biː/

Noun

बी • (bī) f

1. Synonym of बीवी (bīvī, “wife”)

Declension

Declension of बी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बी bī	बियाँ biyā̃
oblique	बी bī	बियों biyõ
vocative	बी bī	बियो biyo

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am (“seed”). Cognate with Marathi बी (bī).

Noun

बी • (bī) (Latin script bim, Kannada script ಬೀ)

1. seed, pea

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘤𑘲𑘽 (bīṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑀻𑀅 (bīa), from Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am (“seed”). Cognate with Konkani बी (bī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi/, [biː]

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Noun

बी • (bī) n, f

1. seed

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “बी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bīˊja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press