तिजवाँसा

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit *𑀢𑀺𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀅 (*tiijjamāsaa), from Sanskrit तृतीय-मासक (tṛtīya-māsaka, third month).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɪd͡ʒ.ʋɑ̃ː.sɑː/, [t̪ɪd͡ʒ.ʋä̃ː.säː]

Noun

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तिजवाँसा (tijvā̃sām[1][2]

  1. a festival or ritual for a woman three months into her pregnancy

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तिजवाँसा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*tr̥tīyamāsaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 338