बकरा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit बर्कर (barkara).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bək.ɾɑː/, [bək.ɾäː]

Noun

बकरा • (bakrā) m (Urdu spelling بکرا‎)

  1. billy goat, male goat
  2. (slang) scapegoat

Usage notes

For a goat of unknown gender, the feminine बकरी (bakrī) is always used.

Declension
Declension of बकरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बकरा
bakrā		 बकरे
bakre
oblique बकरे
bakre		 बकरों
bakrõ
vocative बकरे
bakre		 बकरो
bakro

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