बेर

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /beːɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Hindi बेर (bera), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀤𑀭 (badara), from Sanskrit बदर (badara).^[1] Doublet of बदर (badar), a tatsama.

Noun

बेर • (ber) m (Urdu spelling بیر)

the Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) or its fruit

Declension

Declension of बेर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेर ber	बेर ber
oblique	बेर ber	बेरों berõ
vocative	बेर ber	बेरो bero

Derived terms

बेर-गुठली (ber-guṭhlī)

Descendants

→ Fijian: ber, baer

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā), from Sanskrit वेला (velā).^[2]

Alternative forms

बेरी (berī)

Noun

बेर • (ber) m (Urdu spelling بیر)

time, occasion
lapse of time, delay

Derived terms

बेर-बेर (ber-ber)

Related terms

अबेर (aber)

References

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

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

Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेला (velā, “time”). Compare Assamese বেলি (beli).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [beːɾ]

Noun

बेर • (bēr) (Tirhuta 𑒥𑒹𑒩)

hour, time
opportune time

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