बेड़ा bēṛā
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
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.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
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.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Raft, float.
Boat.
Fleet (of boats or ships).
Timber formed into a raft to be brought down a river.
Usual translation
- 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
Avyakts
1 occurrences
In 1 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
10 occurrences
In 6 on 122 murlis
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