बर्फ़
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बरफ़ (baraf)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بَرْف (barf).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.ɾəf/, [bɐ.ɾɐf], /bə.ɾəpʰ/, [bɐ.ɾɐpʰ], /bəɾf/, [bɐɾf], /bəɾpʰ/, [bɐɾpʰ]
Audio (Delhi): (file)
Noun
बर्फ़ • (barf) f (Urdu spelling برف)
- snow
- कल यहाँ दो इंच बर्फ़ पड़ेगी।
- kal yahā̃ do iñc barf paṛegī.
- Two inches of snow will fall here tomorrow.
- ice
- Synonym: हिम (him)
- ice cubes
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बर्फ़ barf |
बर्फ़ें barfẽ |
| oblique | बर्फ़ barf |
बर्फ़ों barfõ |
| vocative | बर्फ़ barf |
बर्फ़ो barfo |
Derived terms
- बर्फ़ी (barfī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “barf”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press