کوا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀬 (kāya)), from Sanskrit काक (kāka). Cognate with Hindi कौआ (kauā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kəʋː.ɑː/, /kəuwɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

کَوَّا • (kavvā) m (Hindi spelling कव्वा)

1. crow, raven
2. jackdaw

Declension

Declension of کوا
	singular	plural
direct	کَوّا (kavvā)	کَوّے (kavve)
oblique	کَوّے (kavve)	کَوّوں (kavvõ)
vocative	کَوّے (kavve)	کَوّو (kavvo)

References

• “کوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “کوا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.