ماوا
Pahari-Potwari
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit माम (māma), from Proto-Dravidian *māma.
Noun
ماوا (māvā)
- maternal uncle (mother's brother)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَأْوًى (maʔwan).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /maː.ˈwaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.wɑ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mɒː.vɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mɔ.vɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | māwā |
| Dari reading? | māwā |
| Iranian reading? | mâvâ |
| Tajik reading? | movo |
Noun
ماوا • (mâvâ)
- domicile, residence, abode
- Synonyms: مسکن (maskan), اقامتگاه (eqâmatgâh), باششگاه (bâšešgâh), سکنی (soknâ)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ماوا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim