कारावास

Hindi

Etymology

From कारा (kārā, “jail”) +‎ वास (vās, “living, residing”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.ɾɑː.ʋɑːs/, [käː.ɾäː.ʋäːs]

Noun

कारावास • (kārāvās) m

imprisonment, jailing (as a punishment)

Declension

Declension of *कारावास* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	कारावास kārāvās	कारावास kārāvās
oblique	कारावास kārāvās	कारावासों kārāvāsõ
vocative	कारावास kārāvās	कारावासो kārāvāso

Derived terms

कारावासी (kārāvāsī)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कारावास”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.