बेहतर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بهتر‎ (behtar).

Adjective

बेहतर • (behtar) (Urdu spelling بہتر‎)

  1. better, improved
    उल्टी मारके उसकी हालत सिर्फ़ थोड़ी बेहतर हुई।
    ulṭī mārke uskī hālat sirf thoṛī behtar huī.
    After vomiting, his condition only improved a little.
    Synonyms: ज़्यादा अच्छा (zyādā acchā), और अच्छा (aur acchā), श्रेष्ठतर (śreṣṭhatar)

Derived terms

  • बेहतर करना (behtar karnā, “to improve”, transitive)

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बेहतर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “बेहतर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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