बुनियादी

Hindi

Etymology

बुनियाद (buniyād, “foundation, basis”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʊ.nɪ.jɑː.d̪iː/, [bʊ.ni.jäː.d̪iː]

Adjective

बुनियादी • (buniyādī) (indeclinable)

1. basic, foundational
2. primary (school)

   बुनियादी शिक्षा ― buniyādī śikṣā ― primary education

References

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