पौ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɔː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit पवा (pavā), from Sanskrit प्रपा (prapā́).

Noun

पौ • (pau) f (Urdu spelling پَو)

1. a roadside stand offering water to travellers

Declension

Declension of पौ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पौ pau	पौएँ pauẽ
oblique	पौ pau	पौओं pauõ
vocative	पौ pau	पौओ pauo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Hindi पहु (pahu), from Prakrit पहा (pahā), from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā́).

Noun

पौ • (pau) f (Urdu spelling پَو)

1. dawn, daybreak

   पौ फटना ― pau phaṭnā ― to break (of dawn)

Declension

Declension of पौ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पौ pau	पौएँ pauẽ
oblique	पौ pau	पौओं pauõ
vocative	पौ pau	पौओ pauo

Alternative forms

• पोह (poh)