भेड़िया
bheṛiyāstandard
In Hindi "wolf" is भेड़िया (bheṛiyā). It is a masculine noun.
The word is used for the wild animal and also in stories. The plural is the same form, भेड़िये (bheṛiye) when it is the subject of a sentence.
Meaning: a wild animal related to the dog (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
There is also a feminine form, भेड़िन (bheṛin), for a female wolf, but most speakers simply say भेड़िया.
Did you know?
- In Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, Mowgli is raised by wolves, and the Hindi word for them is भेड़िये (bheṛiye).
Examples in context
- जंगल में भेड़िया है।jaṅgal meṁ bheṛiyā hai.There is a wolf in the forest.
- भेड़िया रात में चिल्लाता है।bheṛiyā rāt meṁ cillātā hai.The wolf howls at night.
Example conversation
A grandfather tells a bedtime story to his granddaughter Mira.
- Dadaएक जंगल में एक भेड़िया रहता था।ek jaṅgal meṁ ek bheṛiyā rahtā thā.In a forest there lived a wolf.
- Miraक्या वह बहुत बड़ा था?kyā vah bahut baṛā thā?Was he very big?
- Dadaहाँ, बहुत बड़ा।hāṁ, bahut baṛā.Yes, very big.
