सेवड़ा

Haryanvi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀅𑀧𑀟 (seapaḍa, Śvetāmbara Jain) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

    Noun

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    सेवड़ा (sevṛā)

    1. exorcist

    Hindi

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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      From सेव (sev, fine wheat flour noodles) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-).

      Noun

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      सेवड़ा (sevṛām

      1. sevda (kind of snack made from fine wheat flour)
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      Etymology 2

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        Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀅𑀧𑀟 (seapaḍa), 𑀲𑁂𑀅𑀯𑀟 (seavaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit श्वेतपट (śvetapaṭa, white-clothed).

        Noun

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        सेवड़ा (sevṛām

        1. (Jainism) a Jain ascetic
          • 1952, विपिन बिहारी त्रिवेदी, चंद बरदायी और उनका काव्य [Chand Bardai and His Poetry]‎[1], page 48:
            अकबर बादशाह के शाही फ़र्मान में जैन मुनि श्री हीर विजय सूरी के लिए "सेवड़ा" शब्द का प्रयोग मिलता है ।
            akbar bādśāh ke śāhī farmān mẽ jain muni śrī hīr vijay sūrī ke lie "sevṛā" śabd kā prayog miltā hai .
            In Emperor Akbar's royal decree, we find the use of sevṛā for the Jain ascetic Shri Hir Vijay Suri.
        2. exorcist, shaman
          Synonym: ओझा (ojhā)
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        Etymology 3

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        सेवड़ा

          Inherited from Sanskrit शाखोट (śākhoṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Doublet of सिहोरा (sihorā).

          Cognate with Braj सेगड़ (segaṛ), Assamese শেওড়া (xeüra), Bengali শ্যাওড়া (śêōṛa).

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          सेवड़ा (sevṛām

          1. the tree Streblus asper
            Synonym: सिहोरा (sihorā)
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          References

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