लावा

Hindi

Etymology 1

From लाना (lānā) +‎ -वा (-vā).

Noun

लावा • (lāvām (Urdu spelling لاوا)

  1. bringer
Declension
Declension of लावा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct लावा
lāvā
लावे
lāve
oblique लावे
lāve
लावों
lāvõ
vocative लावे
lāve
लावो
lāvo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀸𑀬 (lāya), from Sanskrit लाज (lājá).

Noun

लावा • (lāvām (Urdu spelling لاوا)

  1. parched wheat
    Synonym: लाई (lāī)
Declension
Declension of लावा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct लावा
lāvā
लावे
lāve
oblique लावे
lāve
लावों
lāvõ
vocative लावे
lāve
लावो
lāvo

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English lava.

Noun

लावा • (lāvām (Urdu spelling لاوا)

  1. lava
    Synonym: आग्नेयोद्गार (āgneyodgār)
Declension
Declension of लावा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
singular plural
direct लावा
lāvā
लावा
lāvā
oblique लावा
lāvā
लावाओं
lāvāõ
vocative लावा
lāvā
लावाओ
lāvāo

References

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लावा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lājá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Colin P. Masica (1979) “Aryan and non-Aryan elements in North Indian agriculture”, in M. Deshpande and P. E. Hook, editors, Aryan and Non-Aryan in India[1], Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151

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Etymology

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Noun

लावा (transliteration needed)

  1. consciousness