बजाय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (bajāi, “instead”). See also बजा (bajā, “appropriate, right”), from Persian ‎ (bajā, “right, proper, timely”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bə.d͡ʒɑːj/

Adverb

बजाय • (bajāy) (Urdu spelling بجائے‎)

instead, alternatively

Derived terms

के बजाय (ke bajāy)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ब-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 691

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