बाज़ू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بازو‎ (bâzu, “arm”), from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from Proto-Iranian *baHĵúh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHĵʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus (“arm”). Doublet of बाहु (bāhu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑː.zuː/

Noun

बाज़ू • (bāzū) m

  1. (anatomy) arm; upper arm
    पहलवान के बाज़ू में बहुत दम होता है।
    pahalvān ke bāzū mẽ bahut dam hotā hai.
    Wrestlers have very strong arms.
    Synonyms: बाँह (bā̃h), हाथ (hāth)
  2. side, flank
    सेना का बाज़ू ― senā kā bāzū ― flank of an army
  3. wing
    Synonym: पंख (paṅkh)
  4. (figuratively) proximity, nearby
    वह मेरे बाज़ू में ही रहता है।
    vah mere bāzū mẽ hī rahtā hai.
    He lives quite near to me.
    Synonyms: बग़ल (baġal), पास (pās)

Declension

Declension of बाज़ू
Singular Plural
Direct बाज़ू (bāzū) बाज़ू (bāzū)
Oblique बाज़ू (bāzū) बाज़ुओं (bāzuon)
Vocative बाज़ू (bāzū) बाज़ुओ (bāzuo)

Derived terms

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