भिखारी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬𑀭 (bhikkhāyara), from Sanskrit भिक्षाचर (bhikṣācara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɪ.kʰɑː.ɾiː/, [bʱɪ.kʰäː.ɾiː]

Noun

भिखारी • (bhikhārī) m (feminine भिखारिन, Urdu spelling بھکھاری)

1. beggar

   Synonyms: भिक्षु (bhikṣu), भिक्षुक (bhikṣuk), याचक (yācak)

   दो भिखारी सड़क पर खड़े हुए थे।

   do bhikhārī saṛak par khaṛe hue the.

   Two beggars were standing in the street.

Declension

Declension of भिखारी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भिखारी bhikhārī	भिखारी bhikhārī
oblique	भिखारी bhikhārī	भिखारियों bhikhāriyõ
vocative	भिखारी bhikhārī	भिखारियो bhikhāriyo

References

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