बावजूद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian با وجود (bā-vujūd), from باـ (bā-) +‎ وجود (vujūd). By surface analysis, बा- (bā-) +‎ वजूद (vajūd).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑːʋ.d͡ʒuːd̪/, [bäːʋ.d͡ʒuːd̪]

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑːʋ.d͡ʒuːd̪/, [bäːʋ.d͡ʒuːd̪]

Adverb

बावजूद • (bāvjūd) (Urdu spelling با وجود)

1. (के ~) despite, besides

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बावजूद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press