भस्त्रा

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰástraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰástraH, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéstreh₂, from *bʰes- (“to blow (air)”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ψύχω (psúkhō, “I breathe”), Albanian badër (“daffodil”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́s̪.t̪ɽɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐs̪.t̪ɽɑː/

भस्त्रा • (bhástrā) f

1. bellows; a device used for blowing air into a fire
2. a large hide with valves and a clay nozzle used as a bellows
3. a pouch, leathern bag, bottle or vessel

• Gujarati: ભાથો (bhātho, “quiver”)
• Hindi: भाथा (bhāthā, “bellows”)