जेवड़ा
Hindi
editEtymology
editDerived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā), 𑀚𑀻𑀆 (jīā, “bowstring”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from Sanskrit जीवा (jīvā). Compare Punjabi ਜੇਉਡ਼ੀ (jeuṛī), ਜੇਉਡ਼ਾ (jeuṛā), Nepali जिउरि (jiuri), Assamese জোঁৰ (zü̃r) and Gujarati જેવરી (jevrī).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editजेवड़ा • (jevṛā) m
Declension
editDeclension of जेवड़ा (masc ā-stem)
Coordinate terms
edit- जेवड़ी (jevṛī)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “jēvaṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jiyā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press