बेवान

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /beː.ʋɑːn/, [beː.ʋä̃ːn]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀡 (vimāṇa), from Sanskrit विमान (vimāna, “flying vehicle”). Doublet of विमान (vimān).

Noun

बेवान • (bevān) m

1. (mostly in Awadhi) (self-moving) aerial vehicle of a deity; aerial chariot

   Synonym: विमान (vimān)

2. (rare) aircraft

   Synonyms: वायु-यान (vāyu-yān), हवाई जहाज़ (havāī jahāz), विमान (vimān)

Etymology 2

Noun

बेवान • (bevān) m

1. Alternative form of बेवाण (bevāṇ)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेवान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vimā́na”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press