भाद्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाद्र (bhādra), from भद्रपदा (bhadrapadā, auspicious feet; a unit of measurement), a compound of भद्र (bhadra, auspicious, excellent) + पद (pada, foot).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱɑːd̪.ɾᵊ/, [bʱäːd̪.ɾᵊ]

Proper noun

भाद्र • (bhādra) m

  1. Bhadra (sixth month of the Hindu lunar calendar)

Declension

References

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाद्र (bhādra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

भाद्र • (bhādra)

  1. Bhadra
    1. the fifth month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
    2. the sixth month in the lunar Hindu calendar
    Synonym: भदौ (bhadau)

Further reading

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From भद्रपदा (bhadrapadā, auspicious feet).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

भाद्र • (bhādra) stem, m

  1. (Hinduism) Sixth month of the Hindu lunar calendar
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