बर

Braj

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟- (vaḍa-) fromSanskrit वट (vaṭa).

Noun

बर (bar) f

  1. banyan tree

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀭𑀫 (varama) from Sanskrit वरम (varama).

Adverb

बर (bar)

  1. preferably, rather

Etymology 3

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit बल (bala).

Noun

बर (bar) m

  1. power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bəɾ/, [bɐɾ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀭- (vara-) from Sanskrit वर (vara)

Noun

बर • (bar) m (Urdu spelling بر)

  1. choice
  2. boon, blessing
  3. bride; husband

Adjective

बर • (bar)

  1. choice, excellent

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian بر (bar) from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬 (mdm /⁠abar⁠/, “up; on, over”).

Preposition

बर • (bar) (Urdu spelling بر)

  1. on, upon, up, above; at, in
  2. forth, away, against

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian بر (bar) from Middle Persian [script needed] (bl /⁠bar⁠/, “fruit, produce, profit”).

Noun

बर • (bar) m (Urdu spelling بر)

  1. fruit; profit, advantage

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʌr]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: बर्

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit वर (vara).

Noun

बर • (bar) m (feminine बधू)

  1. bridegroom
    Synonyms: बेहुला (behulā), दुलहा (dulahā)
  2. boon, blessing

Etymology 2

From Khasa Prakrit [Term?], from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟 (vaḍa), from Sanskrit वट (vaṭa)[1].

Noun

बर • (bar)

  1. banyan tree

Further reading
  • “बर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

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