बेड़ा bēṛā

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Raft, float.
Boat.
Fleet (of boats or ships).
Timber formed into a raft to be brought down a river.

Usual translation

  1. boat

Origin of the definition

H بيڙا बेड़ा beṛā [S. वेडा, बेडा; or भेलः], s.m. Raft, float; boat; fleet (of boats or ships); timber formed into a raft to be brought down a river; the raft floated by the Mohammadans in honour of Ḵẖẉāja Ḵẖiẓr. (Besides the anniversary beṛā offered to propitiate him, hundreds of smaller ones with lamps may be seen on Thursdays of the month Bhādoṅ particularly, which are offered by the Mohammadans to this saint): — beṛā pār karnā, beṛā pār lagānā, v.t. To ferry over a raft or boat; to help one over (a difficulty), remove the difficulties (of, -kā): — beṛā pār honā, v.n. To tide over a difficulty, misfortune, or distress; to get well through a business, to be successful.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

200 occurrences

In 162 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

1 occurrences

In 1 on 1112 murlis

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Mamma

10 occurrences

In 6 on 122 murlis

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Created
Monday 10 August 2020
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