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कुआँ

Hindi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Hindi कुआ (kuā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀽𑀯𑀅 (kūvaa), 𑀓𑀽𑀯𑀕 (kūvaga), from Sanskrit कूप (kūpa),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *kewp-.[2]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʊ.ɑ̃ː/, [kʊ.ä̃ː]

Noun edit

कुआँ • (kuā̃) m (Urdu spelling کنواں)

  1. well (hole in the ground for fetching water)

Declension edit

Declension of कुआँ (masc ind ā̃-stem)
singular plural
direct कुआँ
kuā̃ 		कुएँ
kuẽ
oblique कुएँ
kuẽ 		कुओं
kuõ
vocative कुएँ
kuẽ 		कुओं
kuõ

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kū́pa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 208
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