बौड़म
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vāula), from Sanskrit वातुल (vātula). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-. Doublet of बावला (bāvlā).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
बौड़म • (bauṛam) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بَوڑم)
- (gently derogatory, often endearing) silly, stupid, crazy
- (colloquial, derogatory) stupid, silly, nincompoop
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References edit
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “bauṛama”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “bauṛama”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press