بھینس
bhains
The word for buffalo in Urdu is بھینس (bhains).
The term refers to a bovid of the Bubalina subtribe.
Meaning: bovid of the Bubalina subtribe (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
bhains
Did you know?
- The Urdu term بھینس is related to the Sanskrit word mahiṣa, which represents a shape-shifting buffalo demon in Hindu mythology.
- In rural Pakistan, a بھینس is often treated as a high-value financial asset that can cost as much as a small car.
- Calling someone a بھینس in Urdu is a way to call them fat or lazy, emphasizing clumsiness more than the English 'cow'.
Examples in context
- بھینس کھیت میں کھڑی ہے۔bhains khet mein khari hai.The buffalo is standing in the field.
- کالی بھینس بہت بڑی ہے۔kali bhains bohat bari hai.The black buffalo is very large.
- وہ بھینس کو گھاس کھلا رہا ہے۔woh bhains ko ghaas khila raha hai.He is feeding grass to the buffalo.
Example conversation
A woman and a man are looking at a farm.
- عائشہ Ayeshaعمر، وہ کیا ہے؟Umar, woh kya hai?Umar, what is that?
- عمر Omarوہ ایک بھینس ہے۔Woh ek bhains hai.That is a buffalo.
- عائشہ Ayeshaکیا یہ بھینس دودھ دیتی ہے؟Kya yeh bhains doodh deti hai?Does this buffalo give milk?
- عمر Omarجی ہاں، یہ بہت دودھ دیتی ہے۔Ji han, yeh bohat doodh deti hai.Yes, it gives a lot of milk.
