ध्वजा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वज (dhvaja).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʋə.d͡ʒɑː/, [d̪ʱʋɐ.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

ध्वजा • (dhvajā) f

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Synonyms: ध्वज (dhvaj), झंडा (jhaṇḍā), पताका (patākā)

Declension

Declension of *ध्वजा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	ध्वजा dhvajā	ध्वजाएँ dhvajāẽ
oblique	ध्वजा dhvajā	ध्वजाओं dhvajāõ
vocative	ध्वजा dhvajā	ध्वजाओ dhvajāo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ध्वजा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ध्वजा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press