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Rather in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Ratheradverb

बल्कि

🗣️ balki [/bəl.kiː/, [bɐl.kiː], /ˈɹɑː.ðə(ɹ)/, /ˈɹæðɚ/, /ˈɹʌðə(ɹ)/, /ˈɹɛðəɹ/, /ˈɹɑːðə(ɹ)/, /ˈɹɐː.ðə/, /ˈrɑd̪ʱə(r)/, /ˈrad̪ʱə(r)/, /ˌɹɑːˈðɜː(ɹ)/]

📖 Meaning of “rather”

The meaning of “rather” in Hindi is बल्कि, pronounced balki — it is a adverb. 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.

📘 Definition of rather

to some (great or small) extent

🟢 Similar words for rather

kind of kinda sort of quite instead preferably sooner

✍️ Rather in a sentence

He came very late last night or rather in the wee hours this morning.

हमें काम नहीं, बल्कि मज़ा करना है।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلکه (balki), from Arabic بَلْ (bal) + Classical Persian که (ki).

Quick facts about “rather”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Rather

Meaning in Hindi

बल्कि

Pronunciation

balki

Part of speech

Adverb

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "rather" is बल्कि (balki).

In Devanagari script it is written as बल्कि.

It is pronounced "balki". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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