बेड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑁂𑀟𑀕 (beḍaga), from Sanskrit बेडक (beḍaka), बेडा (beḍā). Cognate to Sindhi ٻِيڙِي.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beː.ɽɑː/, [beː.ɽäː]

Noun

बेड़ा • (beṛā) m (Urdu spelling بیڑا)

boat, raft
Synonym: नाव (nāv)
fleet, naval force
चीन का बेड़ा इस वक़्त प्रशांत महासागर में है।
cīn kā beṛā is vaqt praśānt mahāsāgar mẽ hai.
China's fleet is currently in the Pacific Ocean.

Declension

Declension of बेड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेड़ा beṛā	बेड़े beṛe
oblique	बेड़े beṛe	बेड़ों beṛõ
vocative	बेड़े beṛe	बेड़ो beṛo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “beṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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