वग़ैरह

See also: विग्रह

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (wa-ğayra), from Arabic وَ غَيْرُ هُ (wa ḡayru hu, literally “and its other”). Compare Marathi वगैरे (vagaire).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋə.ɣɛː.ɾəɦ/, [ʋɐ.ɣɛː.ɾɛʱ], /ʋə.ɡɛː.ɾəɦ/, [ʋɐ.ɡɛː.ɾɛʱ]

Adverb

वग़ैरह • (vaġairah) (Urdu spelling وغیرہ)

et cetera, and so forth
Synonym: इत्यादि (ityādi)

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “वग़ैरह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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