भैंस
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī), from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa). Cognate with Nepali भैंसी (bha͠isī), Gujarati ભેંસ (bhẽs), Marathi म्हैस (mhais), Punjabi ਮ੍ਹੈਂਸ (mhains).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editभैंस • (bha͠is) f (masculine भैंसा, Urdu spelling بھینس)
- buffalo
- water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
- (Bombay Hindi, slang) laptop computer
- Synonyms: लैपटॉप (laipṭŏp), सुवाह्य संगणक (suvāhya saṅgṇak)
Declension
editDeclension of भैंस (fem cons-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भैंस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahiṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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- Hindi terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit
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- Hindi terms inherited from Sanskrit
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- Hindi nouns
- Hindi nouns with other-gender equivalents
- Hindi feminine nouns
- Bombay Hindi
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- hi:Bovines