بدھیا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺𑀅 (vaddhia), from Sanskrit वध्रि (vádhri, “castrated”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

بَدھیا • (badhyā) (Hindi spelling बधिया)

  1. castrated

Noun

بَدھیا • (badhyā) m (Hindi spelling बधिया)

  1. a castrated animal

Declension
Declension of بدھیا
singular plural
direct بَدھیا (badhiyā) بَدھیے (badhiye)
oblique بَدھیے (badhiye) بَدھیوں (badhiyõ)
vocative بَدھیے (badhiye) بَدھیو (badhiyo)

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

Further reading
  • “بدھیا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “बधिया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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