بدھیا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺𑀅 (vaddhia), from Sanskrit वध्रि (vádhri, “castrated”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

بَدھیا • (badhiya) (Hindi spelling बधिया)

  1. castrated

Noun

بَدھیا • (badhiya) m (Hindi spelling बधिया)

  1. a castrated animal

Declension
Declension of بدھیا
singular plural
direct بَدھیا‎ (badhiyā) بَدھیے‎ (badhiye)
oblique بَدھیے‎ (badhiye) بَدھیوں‎ (badhiyõ)
vocative بَدھیے‎ (badhiye) بَدھیو‎ (badhiyo)

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

Further reading
  • “بدھیا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “बधिया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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