कुआँ
Hindi
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editEtymology
editInherited from Old Hindi कुआ (kuā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀽𑀯𑀅 (kūvaa), 𑀓𑀽𑀯𑀕 (kūvaga), from Sanskrit कूपक (kūpaka) (see कूप (kūpa)),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *kewp-.[2] Doublet of कप (kap, “cup”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editकुआँ • (kuā̃) m (Urdu spelling کنواں)
- well (hole in the ground for fetching water)
Declension
editDeclension of कुआँ (masc ind ā̃-stem)
References
edit- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kū́pa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 208
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