बड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit [script needed] (vaḍḍha), from Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra), from वृद्ध (vṛddha). Compare to Punjabi ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍā), Bengali বড় (bôŗô), Marathi बडा (baḍā), Assamese বৰ (bor).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bəɽɑː]

Adjective

बड़ा • (baṛā) (Urdu spelling بڑا‎)

  1. big, large, huge
    बड़ा देश ― baṛā deś ― big country
    बड़ा शहर ― baṛā śahar ― big city
  2. massive, heavy
  3. grown up, adult
    बड़ा बच्चा ― baṛā baccā ― grown boy
  4. important
    वह बड़ा आदमी है।
    vah baṛā ādmī hai.
    He is an important man.
  5. capitalized, majuscule; long (of Hindi vowels)
    बड़ा आ से लिखो ― baṛā ā se likho ― write it with a long a
    बड़ा ऐच ― baṛā aic ― capital aitch
  6. (vernacular) very
    बड़ा अच्छा ― baṛā acchā ― very good

Declension
Declension of बड़ा
Masculine Feminine
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Direct बड़ा (baṛā) बड़े (baṛe) बड़ी (baṛī) बड़ी (baṛī)
Oblique बड़े (baṛe) बड़े (baṛe) बड़ी (baṛī) बड़ी (baṛī)
Vocative बड़े (baṛe) बड़े (baṛe) बड़ी (baṛī) बड़ी (baṛī)

Derived terms

References
  • McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993
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