बर

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʌr]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: बर्

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit वर (vara).

Noun

बर • (bar) m (feminine बधू)

  1. bridegroom
    Synonyms: बेहुला (behulā), दुलहा (dulahā)
  2. boon, blessing

Etymology 2

From Khasa Prakrit [Term?], from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟 (vaḍa), from Sanskrit वट (vaṭa)[1].

Noun

बर • (bar)

  1. banyan tree

Further reading
  • “बर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “बर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

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