बिल्ला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀟𑀸𑀮 (biḍāla), 𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀮 (bilāla), from Sanskrit बिडाल (bíḍāla).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɪl.lɑː/, [bɪl̪.l̪äː]

Noun

बिल्ला • (billā) m (feminine बिल्ली, Urdu spelling بِلا‎)

  1. tomcat (male cat)

Declension
Declension of बिल्ला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बिल्ला
billā		 बिल्ले
bille
oblique बिल्ले
bille		 बिल्लों
billõ
vocative बिल्ले
bille		 बिल्लो
billo

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