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 • (kivāṛ) m (feminine किवाड़ी)
Declension
| 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