बी

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biː/

Noun

बी • (bī) f

  1. Synonym of बीवीं (bīvī̃, “wife”).

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHĵam (“seed”).

Noun

बी (bī) (Latin script bim, Kannada script ಬೀ)

  1. seed, pea

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi बीं (bīṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑀻𑀅 (bīa), from Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHĵam (“seed”).

Noun

बी • (bī) n, f

  1. seed

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “बी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “बी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bīˊja (9250)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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