भौंरा
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara), from Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara).[1] Doublet of भौंराला (bha͠urālā).
Alternative forms edit
- भँवरा (bhãvrā)
Noun edit
भौंरा • (bha͠urā) m (Urdu spelling بھونرا)
Declension edit
Declension of भौंरा (masc ā-stem)
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit *भौमघर (bhaumaghara).[2]
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
भौंरा • (bha͠urā) m (Urdu spelling بھونرا)
- underground room or vault; cellar
- 1962, Vishṇudatta, Krānti kā devatā: Śivājī[1]:
- देखो, कहीं दुर्ग के नीचे भौंरे में कुछ सैनिक छिपे हुए न हों। मुझे कुछ संदेह-सा है।
- dekho, kahī̃ durg ke nīce bha͠ure mẽ kuch sainik chipe hue na hõ. mujhe kuch sandeh-sā hai.
- See, whether there might be soldiers hiding in the cellar below the fortress. I have something of a suspicion.
Declension edit
Declension of भौंरा (masc ā-stem)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhramará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhaumaghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भौंरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “भौंरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.