भस्सड़

Hindi

Alternative forms

• भसड़ा (bhasṛā)

Etymology

Inherited 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

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱəs.səɽ/, [bʱɐs.sɐɽ]

Adjective

भस्सड़ • (bhassaṛ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بَھسّڑ)

1. shabby, slovenly, uncouth

   Synonyms: भद्दा (bhaddā), फूहड़ (phūhaṛ)

   • 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.

2. fat, corpulent

   Synonym: मोटा (moṭā)

Related terms

• भसड़ (bhasaṛ)

References

• “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