बीउ
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Nepali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- बिउ (biu)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀻𑀅 (bīa), from Sanskrit बीज (bī́ja).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]बीउ • (bīu)
- (botany) seed
- तोरीको बीउ ― torīko bīu ― mustard seed
- बीउ रोप्नु ― bīu ropnu ― to sow a seed
- बीउ उम्रनु ― bīu umranu ― to germinate, sprout a seed
- (botany) seedling
- कोदाको बीउ ― kodāko bīu ― millet seedling
- धानको बीउ ― dhānko bīu ― rice seedling
- बीउ काढ्नु ― bīu kāḍhnu ― to uproot a seedling
- (botany) stone (of a fruit)
- आँपको बीउ ― ā̃pko bīu ― stone of a mango
Further reading
[edit]- “बीउ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018, page 917, column 1
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बीउ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar, page 462
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bīˊja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 523
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