तवा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀯𑀬 (tavaya), from a variant of Sanskrit तापक (tāpaka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tāpakas, from Proto-Indo-European *tep-. Cognate with Persian تاوه (tâve).

Noun[edit]

तवा (tavām (Urdu spelling توا)

  1. pan, griddle

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: tawa

References[edit]

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tapaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press