बुरा
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
According to Platts, probably inherited from Sanskrit अवर (avara), and thus a doublet of अवर (avar). However, according to Turner, probably from the same macro-family of Prakrit words with "defective" connotations starting with a "b" or "bh" as Prakrit [Term?] (“*bukka”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
बुरा • (burā) (Urdu spelling برا)
Declension[edit]
Declension of बुरा (ā-stem)
References[edit]
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बुरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बुरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बुरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- “बुरा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बुरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बुरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बुरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press