भस्सड़
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- भसड़ा (bhasṛā)
Etymology
editInherited from Sanskrit भस्मर (bhasmara, “ashy”), from भस्मन् (bhasman, “ash”) + -र (-ra, “acquiring, possessing”, adjectival suffix). Compare Punjabi ਭੱਸਰ (bhassar, “dusty”) and Nepali भसार् (bhasār, “untidy”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editभस्सड़ • (bhassaṛ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بَھسّڑ)
- shabby, slovenly, uncouth
- 1923, Chhannulal Dwivedi, कालिदास और शेक्सपियर [kālidās aur śeksapiyar, Kalidasa and Shakespeare], Kashi: Gyanoday Granthmala Karyalaya, page 125:
- पाप का चित्र भस्सड़ है और पुण्य का सौन्दर्यमय।
- pāp kā citra bhassaṛ hai aur puṇya kā saundaryamay.
- Sin's image is ugly and virtue's beautiful.
- fat, corpulent
- Synonym: मोटा (moṭā)
Related terms
edit- भसड़ (bhasaṛ)
References
edit- “بَھسّڑ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भस्सड़”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3632
- Arvind Vyas (2022 December 18) “क्या भसड़ हिंदी का शब्द है? इसका क्या मतलब है?”, in Quora[1] (in Hindi), archived from the original on 10 September 2024