बैल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (baïlla, “ox”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɛːl/, [bɛːl̪]

Noun

बैल • (bail) m (Urdu spelling بیل‎)

ox; bullock
खेत में बहुत-सारे गाय और बैल घास चबा रहे थे।
khet mẽ bahut-sāre gāy aur bail ghās cabā rahe the.
Many cows and oxen ate grass in the field.
(astrology) Taurus
(slang) an idiot, dolt

Declension

Declension of बैल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बैल bail	बैल bail
oblique	बैल bail	बैलों bailõ
vocative	बैल bail	बैलो bailo

Derived terms

बैलगाड़ी (bailgāṛī, “bullock cart”)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बैल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 747

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