बर्फ़

See also: बरफ़, बरफ, and बर्फ़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (barf). Compare Gujarati બરફ (baraph), Marathi बर्फ (barph).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bə.ɾəf/, /bəɾf/

Noun

बर्फ़ • (barf) f (Urdu spelling برف‎)

snow
कल यहाँ दो इंच बर्फ़ पेड़ेगी।
kal yahā̃ do iñc barf peṛegī.
Two inches of snow will fall here tomorrow.
ice
Synonym: हिम (him)
ice cubes

Alternative forms

बरफ़ (baraf)

References

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

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