बेहतर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (behtar).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəɦ.t̪əɾ/, [bɛɦ.t̪əɾ]

Adjective

बेहतर • (behtar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بہتر‎)

better, improved
उल्टी मारके उसकी हालत सिर्फ़ थोड़ी बेहतर हुई।
ulṭī mārke uskī hālat sirf thoṛī behtar huī.
After vomiting, his condition only improved a little.

Synonyms: ज़्यादा अच्छा (zyādā acchā), और अच्छा (aur acchā), श्रेष्ठतर (śreṣṭhatar)

Antonym: बदतर (badtar)

Derived terms

बेहतर करना (behtar karnā, “to improve”, transitive)

Related terms

बेहतरीन (behatrīn, “best”)

Further reading

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बेहतर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Platts, John T. (1884), “बेहतर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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