Big in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “big” in Hindi is बड़ा, pronounced bada — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
Of considerable size, extent, or intensity.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás
Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)?
Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa)
Hindi बड़ा
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa), possibly from 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- + *-tós.
Compare to Punjabi ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā), Bengali বড় (boṛ), Marathi बडा (baḍā), Assamese বৰ (bor), Sinhalese වඩා (waḍā, “more”), Sindhi وَڏو (vaḏo) / वॾो (vaḏo), Romani baro.
Quick facts about “big”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás
Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)?
Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa)
Hindi बड़ा
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa), possibly from 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- + *-tós.
Compare to Punjabi ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā), Bengali বড় (boṛ), Marathi बडा (baḍā), Assamese বৰ (bor), Sinhalese වඩා (waḍā, “more”), Sindhi وَڏو (vaḏo) / वॾो (vaḏo), Romani baro.
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