𑂮𑂲𑂁𑂫𑂰

Old Awadhi

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Sanskrit सीमा (sīmā)slbor.

Old Awadhi 𑂮𑂲𑂁𑂫𑂰 (sīṃvā)

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit सीमा (sīmā).

Noun

𑂮𑂲𑂁𑂫𑂰 (sīṃvā) (Devanagari सींवा)

1. outline, boundary
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa :

     𑂮𑂩𑂠 𑂧𑂨𑂁𑂍 𑂥𑂠𑂢 𑂓𑂥𑂱 𑂮𑂲𑂁𑂫𑂰 𑃀
     𑂒𑂰𑂩𑂳 𑂍𑂣𑂷𑂪 𑂒𑂱𑂥𑂳𑂍 𑂠𑂩 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰 𑃁

     sarada mayaṃka badana chabi sīṃvā .
     cāru kapola cibuka dara grīvā .

     The moon of the Sharad Purnima is the outline of the image of his face,
     Beautiful are his cheek and chin, and his neck is like the shankha.