दसवाँ

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

		100
[a], [b], [c] ←  1	[a], [b] ←  9	१० 10	11  →	20  →
		1[a], [b], [c]
Cardinal: दस (das)     Ordinal: दसवाँ (dasvā̃)     Multiplier: दसगुना (dasgunā)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi दसवै (dasavai), दसवैं (dasava͠i, Rājasthānī manuscripts) (with adverbizer affix -ai), from Sauraseni Prakrit दसम (dasama), from Sanskrit दशम (daśamá). Doublet of दशम (daśam) and दहुम (dahum). Equivalent to दस (das) +‎ -वाँ (-vā̃).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əs.ʋɑ̃ː/, [d̪ɐs.ʋä̃ː]

Adjective

दसवाँ • (dasvā̃) (Urdu spelling دَسْوَاں) (ordinal number)

1. tenth

   Synonyms: दशम (daśam), दहुम (dahum)

Declension

Declension of दसवाँ (ā̃-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	दसवाँ dasvā̃	दसवें dasvẽ	दसवीं dasvī̃	दसवीं dasvī̃
oblique	दसवें dasvẽ	दसवें dasvẽ	दसवीं dasvī̃	दसवीं dasvī̃
vocative	दसवें dasvẽ	दसवें dasvẽ	दसवीं dasvī̃	दसवीं dasvī̃

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दसवाँ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “daswã̄”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 356
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दसवाँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• “दसवाँ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.