बधाई

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From बधाना (badhānā) +‎ -आई (-āī). Cognate with Gujarati વધાઈ (vadhāī).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.d̪ʱɑː.iː/, [bɐ.d̪ʱäː.iː]

Noun[edit]

बधाई (badhāīf (Urdu spelling بدھائی)

  1. congratulations, greetings
  2. happy (used in greetings, e.g. happy anniversary, happy birthday)
  3. felicitations, compliments

Declension[edit]

Interjection[edit]

बधाई (badhāī)

  1. congratulations

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