सेविका

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सेविका (sevikā). Doublet of सेवँई (sevãī).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /seː.ʋɪ.kɑː/, [s̪eː.ʋɪ.käː]

Noun edit

सेविका (sevikāf (masculine सेवक) (rare, formal)

  1. a maid, female servant
  2. Sevai (a kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar)

Declension edit

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Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

Derived from the root सेव् (sev) +‎ -इका (-ikā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

सेविका (sevikā) root formf (masculine सेवक)

  1. a maid, female servant
  2. Sevai (a kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar)

Declension edit

Feminine ā-stem declension of सेविका (sevikā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सेविका
sevikā
सेविके
sevike
सेविकाः
sevikāḥ
Vocative सेविके
sevike
सेविके
sevike
सेविकाः
sevikāḥ
Accusative सेविकाम्
sevikām
सेविके
sevike
सेविकाः
sevikāḥ
Instrumental सेविकया / सेविका¹
sevikayā / sevikā¹
सेविकाभ्याम्
sevikābhyām
सेविकाभिः
sevikābhiḥ
Dative सेविकायै
sevikāyai
सेविकाभ्याम्
sevikābhyām
सेविकाभ्यः
sevikābhyaḥ
Ablative सेविकायाः
sevikāyāḥ
सेविकाभ्याम्
sevikābhyām
सेविकाभ्यः
sevikābhyaḥ
Genitive सेविकायाः
sevikāyāḥ
सेविकयोः
sevikayoḥ
सेविकानाम्
sevikānām
Locative सेविकायाम्
sevikāyām
सेविकयोः
sevikayoḥ
सेविकासु
sevikāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants edit

  • Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (*seviṃgā)
  • Hindi: सेविका (sevikā) (learned)

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