बेवड़ा

See also: बेवडा

Hindi

Etymology

    Originally Bombay Hindi, borrowed from Marathi बेवडा (bevḍā, desi (locally made) liquor; drunkard), from Konkani बेबदो (bebdo, drunkard), from Portuguese bêbado (drunk; drunkard). Cognate with Gujarati બેવડો (bevḍo).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    बेवड़ा • (bevṛā) (Urdu spelling بیوڑا)

    1. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) drunk

    Declension

    Declension of बेवड़ा (ā-stem)
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    direct बेवड़ा
    bevṛā
    बेवड़े
    bevṛe
    बेवड़ी
    bevṛī
    बेवड़ी
    bevṛī
    oblique बेवड़े
    bevṛe
    बेवड़े
    bevṛe
    बेवड़ी
    bevṛī
    बेवड़ी
    bevṛī
    vocative बेवड़े
    bevṛe
    बेवड़े
    bevṛe
    बेवड़ी
    bevṛī
    बेवड़ी
    bevṛī

    Noun

    बेवड़ा • (bevṛām (female equivalent बेवड़ी, Urdu spelling بیوڑا)

    1. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) drunkard, boozer

    Declension

    Declension of बेवड़ा (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct बेवड़ा
    bevṛā
    बेवड़े
    bevṛe
    oblique बेवड़े
    bevṛe
    बेवड़ों
    bevṛõ
    vocative बेवड़े
    bevṛe
    बेवड़ो
    bevṛo

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    • बेवड़ापन (bevṛāpan)
    Hindi terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₃- (0 c, 13 e)

    References

    • बेवड़ा”, in Hindwi Dictionary [including the languages of Hindi region] (in Hindi), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026