भूसा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (*bhussa). Cognate with Punjabi ਭੁੱਸੀ (bhussī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱuː.sɑː/, [bʱuː.säː]

Noun

भूसा • (bhūsā) m

1. chaff, fodder
2. sawdust

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भूसा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “busa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press