beedi
/ˈbiːdi/noun
उच्चारण बीडी
बीड़ी
Core word
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a thin, cheap Indian cigarette made of tobacco rolled in a dried leaf
बीड़ी
- Smoking beedi is as harmful to the lungs as smoking cigarettes.
- The shopkeeper sold packets of beedis from a small box.
- Many workers in the town roll beedis at home to earn a little money.
+ 2 more examples
- The doctor asked the old man to give up his daily beedi.
- A bundle of beedis lay on the tea stall's counter.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
beedi (countable noun; also spelt bidi)
Beedi is countable: a beedi, a bundle of beedis. Dictionaries also spell it bidi. Use it when you speak of the cheap hand-rolled cigarette of India.
'Beedi' countable है: a beedi, a bundle of beedis। इसे bidi भी लिखा जाता है।
- He lit a beedi and sat on the step.
- A bundle of beedis costs only a few rupees.
smoke / light / roll a beedi
The usual verbs are smoke, light, roll and put out.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ smoke, light, roll और put out हैं।
- Women in the village roll beedis at home to earn money.
- The old watchman smoked a beedi every evening.
beedi + noun
As a modifier it names the trade: beedi worker, beedi factory, beedi industry.
Modifier के रूप में यह व्यापार का नाम बताता है: beedi worker, beedi factory।
- The beedi industry employs many women in Madhya Pradesh.
a packet / bundle of beedis
Beedis are counted in bundles, not packets, as a rule.
Beedis की गिनती प्रायः bundle में होती है।
- He bought a bundle of beedis from the tea stall.
+Collocations 5
verb + beedi
smokelightrollsellban
- The government has warned people not to smoke beedis.
beedi + noun
workerfactoryindustrysellersmoke
- A beedi worker rolls hundreds of beedis a day.
adjective + beedi
cheaphand-rolledunlittendu-leaf
- Hand-rolled beedis are made from tendu leaves.
beedi + health term
coughaddictioncancer riskhealth warning
- Doctors link long beedi smoking with lung disease.
beedi + preposition
a bundle ofa box ofa stub ofa puff of
- He threw away the stub of a beedi and walked on.
“More examples 7
- Smoking beedis is harmful, and a health warning is printed on every packet.
बीड़ी पीना हानिकारक है, और हर पैकेट पर स्वास्थ्य चेतावनी छपी होती है।
- The shopkeeper kept a tin of beedis next to the matchboxes.
दुकानदार ने माचिस के पास बीड़ी का एक डिब्बा रखा था।
- Radhika's project for her social science class was on the lives of beedi workers.
राधिका की समाज विज्ञान की परियोजना बीड़ी मज़दूरों के जीवन पर थी।
- The smell of a beedi drifted through the railway compartment.
रेल के डिब्बे में बीड़ी की गंध फैल गई।
- The inspector fined the shop for selling beedis to children.
निरीक्षक ने बच्चों को बीड़ी बेचने के लिए दुकान पर जुर्माना लगाया।
- The government has raised the tax on beedis to discourage smoking among the poor.
सरकार ने ग़रीबों में धूम्रपान घटाने के लिए बीड़ी पर कर बढ़ा दिया है।
- Arjun's grandfather gave up beedis after a doctor in the district hospital warned him about his lungs.
अर्जुन के दादा ने ज़िला अस्पताल के डॉक्टर की फेफड़ों संबंधी चेतावनी के बाद बीड़ी छोड़ दी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He drinks beedi every day.
✓ He smokes beedis every day.
A beedi is smoked, not drunk; smoke is the verb for it.
Beedi के साथ क्रिया 'smoke' आती है, 'drink' नहीं।
✗ He gave me a beedis.
✓ He gave me a beedi.
The noun after a/an must be singular.
'A/an' के बाद singular noun आता है।