ग्वार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 (govālī), from Sanskrit गोपाली (gopālī, “kind of cucumber”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʋɑːɾ/, [ɡwäːɾ]

Noun

ग्वार • (gvār) f (Urdu spelling گوار)

  1. guar, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
  2. the guar bean, Lond bean

Declension

Declension of ग्वार (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ग्वार
gvār 		ग्वारें
gvārẽ
oblique ग्वार
gvār 		ग्वारों
gvārõ
vocative ग्वार
gvār 		ग्वारो
gvāro

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōpālī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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