Etymology
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Borrowed from Sanskrit गर्भवती (garbhavatī), from गर्भ (garbha) + -वत् (-vat), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ- (“womb”).
Pronunciation
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- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡəɾ.bʱʋə.t̪iː/, [ɡɐɾ.bʱʋɐ.t̪iː], /ɡəɾ.bʱᵊ.ʋə.t̪iː/, [ɡɐɾ.bʱᵊ.ʋɐ.t̪iː]
Adjective
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गर्भवती • (garbhvatī or garbhavatī) (indeclinable)
- pregnant
- Synonym: गर्भिणी (garbhiṇī)
1994, Khushwant Singh, Delhi, page 113:उसकी एक पसंदीदा प्यारी बेगम थी, जो हर वक़्त गर्भवती रहती थी।- uskī ek pasandīdā pyārī begam thī, jo har vaqt garbhvatī rahtī thī.
- He had one favorite lovely wife, who was always pregnant.
