बेड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀠 (veḍha), from Sanskrit वेष्ट (veṣṭa). Doublet of बेढ़ (beṛh), बेड़ (beṛ), and बेड़ा (beṛā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /beː.ɽiː/

Noun

बेड़ी • (beṛī) f (Urdu spelling بیڑِی)

1. fetter, fetters; bond
2. ankle ring
3. thread tied around children's ankles

Declension

Declension of बेड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेड़ी beṛī	बेड़ियाँ beṛiyā̃
oblique	बेड़ी beṛī	बेड़ियों beṛiyõ
vocative	बेड़ी beṛī	बेड़ियो beṛiyo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “बेड़ी”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]