शावक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शावक (śāvaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃɑː.ʋək/, [ʃäː.ʋɐk]

Noun

शावक • (śāvakm (Urdu spelling شاوك)

  1. young (of an animal)

Declension

Declension of शावक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct शावक
śāvak
शावक
śāvak
oblique शावक
śāvak
शावकों
śāvakõ
vocative शावक
śāvak
शावको
śāvako

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From शाव (śāva) +‎ -क (-ka, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

शावक • (śāvaka) stemm

  1. the young one of an animal

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शावक
singular dual plural
nominative शावकः (śāvakaḥ) शावकौ (śāvakau)
शावका¹ (śāvakā¹)
शावकाः (śāvakāḥ)
शावकासः¹ (śāvakāsaḥ¹)
accusative शावकम् (śāvakam) शावकौ (śāvakau)
शावका¹ (śāvakā¹)
शावकान् (śāvakān)
instrumental शावकेन (śāvakena) शावकाभ्याम् (śāvakābhyām) शावकैः (śāvakaiḥ)
शावकेभिः¹ (śāvakebhiḥ¹)
dative शावकाय (śāvakāya) शावकाभ्याम् (śāvakābhyām) शावकेभ्यः (śāvakebhyaḥ)
ablative शावकात् (śāvakāt) शावकाभ्याम् (śāvakābhyām) शावकेभ्यः (śāvakebhyaḥ)
genitive शावकस्य (śāvakasya) शावकयोः (śāvakayoḥ) शावकानाम् (śāvakānām)
locative शावके (śāvake) शावकयोः (śāvakayoḥ) शावकेषु (śāvakeṣu)
vocative शावक (śāvaka) शावकौ (śāvakau)
शावका¹ (śāvakā¹)
शावकाः (śāvakāḥ)
शावकासः¹ (śāvakāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva)
    • Old Marathi: 𑘔𑘰𑘪𑘰 (chāvā)
  • Hindi: शावक (śāvak) (learned)

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