किवाड़

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • किवाड़ा (kivāṛā)
  • केवाड़ (kevāṛ), केवाड़ा (kevāṛā)
  • केवार (kevār), केवारा (kevārā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀸𑀟 (kavāḍa), from Sanskrit कवाट (kavāṭa). Cognate with Gujarati કમાડ (kamāḍ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɪ.ʋɑːɽ/, [kɪ.ʋäːɽ]

Noun

किवाड़ • (kivāṛm (feminine किवाड़ी)

  1. door (panel), doorleaf, shutter
    Synonym: कपाट (kapāṭ)

Declension

Declension of किवाड़ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct किवाड़
kivāṛ
किवाड़
kivāṛ
oblique किवाड़
kivāṛ
किवाड़ों
kivāṛõ
vocative किवाड़
kivāṛ
किवाड़ो
kivāṛo

Descendants

  • Awadhi: केवाड़ा (kevāṛā)

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “किवाड़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “किवाड़”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kavāṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 151