भाद्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाद्र (bhādra), from भद्रपदा (bhadrapadā, auspicious feet; a unit of measurement), a compound of भद्र (bhadra, auspicious, excellent) + पद (pada, foot).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱɑːd̪.ɾᵊ/, [bʱäːd̪.ɾᵊ]

Proper noun

भाद्र (bhādra) m

  1. Bhadra (sixth month of the Hindu lunar calendar)

Declension

References

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाद्र (bhādra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

भाद्र (bhādra)

  1. Bhadra
    1. the fifth month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
    2. the sixth month in the lunar Hindu calendar
    Synonym: भदौ (bhadau)

Further reading

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