बजाय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (bajâi, “instead”). See also बजा (bajā, “appropriate, right”), from Persian ‎ (bajâ, “right, proper, timely”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.d͡ʒɑːj/, [bə.d͡ʒäːj]

Adverb

बजाय • (bajāy) (Urdu spelling بجائے‎)

instead, alternatively

Derived terms

के बजाय (ke bajāy)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ब-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 691

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ.d͡ʑɑː.jɐ/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /bɐˈd͡ʑɑː.jɐ/

Noun

बजाय • (bajāya) m

masculine dative singular of बज (bajá)

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