बढ़ावा

Hindi

Etymology

From बढ़ाना (baṛhānā, “to increase”) +‎ -आवा (-āvā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɽʱɑː.ʋɑː/, [bɐ.ɽʱäː.ʋäː]

Noun

बढ़ावा • (baṛhāvā) m (Urdu spelling بڑھاوا)

encouragement, promotion, support, stimulus
Synonym: प्रोत्साहन (protsāhan)
incitement
Synonym: भड़काव (bhaṛkāv)

Declension

Declension of *बढ़ावा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	बढ़ावा baṛhāvā	बढ़ावे baṛhāve
oblique	बढ़ावे baṛhāve	बढ़ावों baṛhāvõ
vocative	बढ़ावे baṛhāve	बढ़ावो baṛhāvo

Derived terms

बढ़ावा देना (baṛhāvā denā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “baṛhāvā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press