badaadj.

Brit.

/ˈbadə/, U.S.

/ˈbɑdə/

Forms: 1800s– burra Brit.

/ˈbʌrə/, U.S.

/ˈbərə/, 1800s– burrah, 1900s– bada, 1900s– bara.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi baṛā.

Etymology: < Hindi baṛā great < Prakrit vaḍḍa , vaḍḍha < Sanskrit vṛddha grown, large, great (see vṛddhi n.). Compare earlier bada din n. and also burra sahib n.The variation between r and d in English reflects different ways of approximating the Hindi consonant (a retroflex flap, also pronounced as a voiced retroflex dental by speakers of some related languages; neither sound is found in English). Compare the following earlier use of the Hindi word in an English context in the name of a market (and hence a neighbourhood) in Kolkata, now Burrabazaar (Hindi baṛā bāzār):1776 Trial Maha Rajah Nundocomar for Forgery 49 Q. Where did he live in Calcutta? A. In Huzreymull's house in the Burrah Buzar, when he first arrived.

Indian English.

1. Of great size or importance; chief, principal; (very) large, big.In early use, often before a name or title.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > of high or great importance

worthlyeOE

mickleeOE

greatc1225

right hand?c1225

solemna1387

materialc1475

superior1526

grand1542

weighty1558

main1581

pregnant1591

pregnate1598

materious1611

moliminous1642

momentous1656

magic1696

all-important1748

big1748

eventful1756

colossal1775

bread and butter1822

bada1825

key1832

all-absorbing1834

earth-moving?1834

earth-shaking1835

earth-shatteringa1859

high-ranking1874

beaucoup1917

major league1951

earth-stopping1956

crucial1957

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important

mosteOE

foremostc1000

headOE

headlyOE

nexta1200

umest1513

primary1565

headest1577

ruling1590

forward1591

capital1597

of the first magnitude1643

palmary1646

top1647

prepondering1651

headmost1661

home1662

life-and-death1804

palmarian1815

bada1825

key1832

première1844

1825 Oriental Herald Apr. 27 They [sc. the Sepoys] earnestly wished to make a representation to the ‘Burra General’ (that is, the Commander-in-Chief).

1853 Standard 13 Aug. The golden chair in which the Burra Maharaja held his state..[has] been sent to this country..for the purpose of being placed in the..museum at the East India House.

1884 Times of India 17 Jan. 5/5 A gentleman gave his servants a free day at the Exhibition, and..asked his bearer what he had seen. ‘Oh,’ said the man, ‘I saw a burra belatee mem in a glass case, and a burra bottle of beer.’

1893 Eng. Illustr. Mag. 10 547/1 When dear Baba was little, She used to roar and squall, But now she is a burrah girl She never cries at all.

1930 Times of India 7 July 7/4 A burra dance and cabaret in the monsoon is a bit of a novelty.

1969 F. Anthony Britain's Betrayal in India xii. 355 Second-class Britons..were as rigidly excluded from the ‘burra’ clubs as members of any other community.

2016 India Abroad (N.Y.) (Electronic ed.) 6 May a4 Anoushka and James took their vows at Spencer House, London and there was a bada bash, the next day at Cornwall Manor, Chipping Norton.

2. spec. Of a measure of spirits, esp. whisky: large; double. Chiefly in bada peg and variants: a generous measure (of spirits), a long drink (see peg n.¹ 12). Cf. chota adj.

ΚΠ

1888 R. Kipling His Brother's Keeper in Week's News (Allahabad) 7 Apr. 8 Hi bearer, do burra–burra whiskey-peg lao, and just put all the barf into them that you can find.

1922 King's Royal Rifle Corps Chron. 1921 69 We managed to get him safely back to camp, where we all indulged in a fairly Bara Peg before turning in.

1941 E. Linklater Man on my Back xix. 265 Burra pegs all round, and join the ladies. A tiger-frightener and one for the road.

1980 H. Cooke Time Change iii. 66 He asks the firstcomers to have a burrah peg on the house.

2009 Hindustan Times Newswire (Nexis) 13 Oct. All of us should raise a toast to the Games Organising Committee chairman..at the Gymkhana Club. And nothing short of a bada peg will do.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bada
释义	badaadj. Brit. /ˈbadə/, U.S. /ˈbɑdə/ Forms: 1800s– burra Brit. /ˈbʌrə/, U.S. /ˈbərə/, 1800s– burrah, 1900s– bada, 1900s– bara. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi baṛā. Etymology: < Hindi baṛā great < Prakrit vaḍḍa , vaḍḍha < Sanskrit vṛddha grown, large, great (see vṛddhi n.). Compare earlier bada din n. and also burra sahib n.The variation between r and d in English reflects different ways of approximating the Hindi consonant (a retroflex flap, also pronounced as a voiced retroflex dental by speakers of some related languages; neither sound is found in English). Compare the following earlier use of the Hindi word in an English context in the name of a market (and hence a neighbourhood) in Kolkata, now Burrabazaar (Hindi baṛā bāzār):1776 Trial Maha Rajah Nundocomar for Forgery 49 Q. Where did he live in Calcutta? A. In Huzreymull's house in the Burrah Buzar, when he first arrived. Indian English. 1. Of great size or importance; chief, principal; (very) large, big.In early use, often before a name or title. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > of high or great importance worthlyeOE mickleeOE greatc1225 right hand?c1225 solemna1387 materialc1475 superior1526 grand1542 weighty1558 main1581 pregnant1591 pregnate1598 materious1611 moliminous1642 momentous1656 magic1696 all-important1748 big1748 eventful1756 colossal1775 bread and butter1822 bada1825 key1832 all-absorbing1834 earth-moving?1834 earth-shaking1835 earth-shatteringa1859 high-ranking1874 beaucoup1917 major league1951 earth-stopping1956 crucial1957 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important mosteOE foremostc1000 headOE headlyOE nexta1200 umest1513 primary1565 headest1577 ruling1590 forward1591 capital1597 of the first magnitude1643 palmary1646 top1647 prepondering1651 headmost1661 home1662 life-and-death1804 palmarian1815 bada1825 key1832 première1844 1825 Oriental Herald Apr. 27 They [sc. the Sepoys] earnestly wished to make a representation to the ‘Burra General’ (that is, the Commander-in-Chief). 1853 Standard 13 Aug. The golden chair in which the Burra Maharaja held his state..[has] been sent to this country..for the purpose of being placed in the..museum at the East India House. 1884 Times of India 17 Jan. 5/5 A gentleman gave his servants a free day at the Exhibition, and..asked his bearer what he had seen. ‘Oh,’ said the man, ‘I saw a burra belatee mem in a glass case, and a burra bottle of beer.’ 1893 Eng. Illustr. Mag. 10 547/1 When dear Baba was little, She used to roar and squall, But now she is a burrah girl She never cries at all. 1930 Times of India 7 July 7/4 A burra dance and cabaret in the monsoon is a bit of a novelty. 1969 F. Anthony Britain's Betrayal in India xii. 355 Second-class Britons..were as rigidly excluded from the ‘burra’ clubs as members of any other community. 2016 India Abroad (N.Y.) (Electronic ed.) 6 May a4 Anoushka and James took their vows at Spencer House, London and there was a bada bash, the next day at Cornwall Manor, Chipping Norton. 2. spec. Of a measure of spirits, esp. whisky: large; double. Chiefly in bada peg and variants: a generous measure (of spirits), a long drink (see peg n.¹ 12). Cf. chota adj. ΚΠ 1888 R. Kipling His Brother's Keeper in Week's News (Allahabad) 7 Apr. 8 Hi bearer, do burra–burra whiskey-peg lao, and just put all the barf into them that you can find. 1922 King's Royal Rifle Corps Chron. 1921 69 We managed to get him safely back to camp, where we all indulged in a fairly Bara Peg before turning in. 1941 E. Linklater Man on my Back xix. 265 Burra pegs all round, and join the ladies. A tiger-frightener and one for the road. 1980 H. Cooke Time Change iii. 66 He asks the firstcomers to have a burrah peg on the house. 2009 Hindustan Times Newswire (Nexis) 13 Oct. All of us should raise a toast to the Games Organising Committee chairman..at the Gymkhana Club. And nothing short of a bada peg will do. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1825
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