बिजली

See also: बिजुली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀻 (vijjulī), 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (vijjuliā), from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā, “forked lightning”), from विद्युत् (vidyut, “lightning”) + लता (latā, “creeper, vine, liana”), with the shape of the lightning being compared to a creeper.[1][2] Cognate with Assamese বিজুলী (bizuli), Sinhalese විදුලිය (widuliya).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɪd͡ʒ.liː/

Noun

बिजली • (bijlī) f (Urdu spelling بجلی)

  1. electricity
    बिजली जाना ― bijlī jānā ― for the lights to go out
  2. lightning, thunder
    बिजली कड़कड़ाना ― bijlī kaṛakṛānā ― to thunder
    बिजली गिरना ― bijlī girnā ― for lightning to strike

Declension
Declension of बिजली (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct बिजली
bijlī		 बिजलियाँ
bijliyā̃
oblique बिजली
bijlī		 बिजलियों
bijliyõ
vocative बिजली
bijlī		 बिजलियो
bijliyo

Descendants
  • → Pashto: بجلي

References
  1. Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages‎, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass.
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vidyullatā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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