केवड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀅𑀬 (keaya) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit केतक (ketaka). Doublet of केतकी (ketkī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /keːʋ.ɽɑː/, [keːʋ.ɽäː]

Noun

केवड़ा • (kevṛā) m (Urdu spelling کیوڑا)

screwpine

Declension

Declension of *केवड़ा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	केवड़ा kevṛā	केवड़े kevṛe
oblique	केवड़े kevṛe	केवड़ों kevṛõ
vocative	केवड़े kevṛe	केवड़ो kevṛo

References

Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “केवड़ा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]