अथवा

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā), from अथ (atha) +‎ वा (vā).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ət̪ʰ.ʋɑː/, [ɐt̪ʰ.ʋäː]
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Conjunction edit

अथवा • (athvā) (formal)

either ... or ...
Synonym: या (yā)

Nepali edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ʌt̪ʰʌwä]
Phonetic Devanagari: अथवा

Conjunction edit

अथवा • (athawā)

either ... or ...

Adverb edit

अथवा • (athawā)

or else, otherwise
if so, if that is the case
somewhere between ... and ...

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