बिजली

हिन्दी

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बिजली

  • /bɪd͡ʒ.liː/ Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Old Hindi बिजली (bijalī), बिज्जली (bijjalī), बिजुरिन (bijurina), from Prakrit विज्जुल्लिआ (vijjulliā), विज्जुल्लया (vijjullayā), from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā, “forked lightning”), from विद्युत् (vidyut, “lightning”) + लता (latā, “creeper, vine, liana”), with the shape of the lightning being compared to a creeper. Cognate with Assamese বিজুলী (bizuli), Sinhalese විදුලිය (widuliya).

noun bijlī · بجلی · बिजली · बिजलियाँ · बिजलियों

  1. feminine electricity बिजली जाना
  2. feminine lightning, thunder बिजली कड़कड़ाना

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"बिजली." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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बिजली. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80

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"बिजली." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {बिजली},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}