Hindi edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾə.ʋɑː/, [ɾɐ.ʋäː]

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from an r-dialect form of Sanskrit लव (láva). Cognate with Marathi रवा (ravā, semolina).

Noun edit

रवा (ravām (Urdu spelling روا)

  1. particle; grain; tiny part of something
    Synonyms: अणु (aṇu), अंश (añś)
  2. semolina
  3. gunpowder
    Synonym: बारूद (bārūd)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian روا (rawā), from Middle Persian.

Adjective edit

रवा (ravā) (Urdu spelling روا)

  1. suitable; proper, right
    Synonyms: सही (sahī), उचित (ucit)
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Derived terms edit

Marathi edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit लव (lava). Cognate with Hindi रवा (ravā, semolina).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

रवा (ravām

  1. semolina

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “रवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “रवा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press