पुरवा
See also: पुरावा
Hindi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀭𑁄𑀯𑀸𑀅 (*purovāa), from Sanskrit पुरोवात (purovātá).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʊɾ.ʋɑː/, [pʊɾ.ʋäː]
Noun
पुरवा • (purvā) f (Urdu spelling پروا)
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit पुर (pura, “town,city”) + वा (vā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʊɾ.ʋɑː/, [pʊɾ.ʋäː]
Noun
पुरवा • (purvā) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पुरवा purvā |
पुरवाएँ purvāẽ |
| oblique | पुरवा purvā |
पुरवाओं purvāõ |
| vocative | पुरवा purvā |
पुरवाओ purvāo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पुरवा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पुरवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “पुरवा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 225
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “purōvātá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 470