करवट

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kəɾ.ʋəʈ/, [kɐɾ.ʋɐʈ]
• Rhymes: -əʈ
• Hyphenation: कर‧वट

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit कटवृत्ति (kaṭavṛtti), from कटि (kaṭi) +‎ वृत्ति (vṛtti). Cognate with Maithili करौट (karauṭ).

Noun

करवट • (karvaṭ) f (Urdu spelling کروٿ)

1. the side (of the body) on which one rests; the position of lying or sleeping on the side

Declension

Declension of करवट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	करवट karvaṭ	करवटें karvaṭẽ
oblique	करवट karvaṭ	करवटों karvaṭõ
vocative	करवट karvaṭ	करवटो karvaṭo

Alternative forms

• करौंट (kara͠uṭ) — Bihar

Derived terms

• ऊँट किस करवट बैठता है (ū̃ṭ kis karvaṭ baiṭhtā hai)
• करवट खाना (karvaṭ khānā)
• करवट न लेना (karvaṭ na lenā)
• करवट बदलना (karvaṭ badalnā)
• करवट लेना (karvaṭ lenā)
• करवट होना (karvaṭ honā)
• करवटें बदलना (karavṭẽ badalnā)
• करवटों में काटना (karavṭõ mẽ kāṭnā)

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢 (karapatta), from Sanskrit करपत्त्र (karapattra). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

करवट • (karvaṭ) m (Urdu spelling کروٿ)

1. a saw

Alternative forms

• करवत (karvat), कराँत (karā̃t), करौत (karaut), करौंत (kara͠ut)

Derived terms

• काशी-करवट लेना (kāśī-karvaṭ lenā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “करवट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “करवट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha