छवि

Hindi

Alternative forms

• छबि (chabi)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit छवि (chavi), from Proto-Indo-European *kew- (“complexion, skin, beauty”). Compare the descendants of Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“shape, form”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰə.ʋiː/, [t͡ʃʰɐ.ʋiː]

Noun

छवि • (chavi) f (Urdu spelling چهو)

1. persona
2. image
3. beauty, lustre, splendour

Declension

Declension of छवि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छवि chavi	छवियाँ chaviyā̃
oblique	छवि chavi	छवियों chaviyõ
vocative	छवि chavi	छवियो chaviyo

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• chavi (Latin script)
• 𑀙𑀯𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ছৰি (Bengali script)
• ඡවි (Sinhalese script)
• ဆဝိ or ꧡဝိ (Burmese script)
• ฉวิ or ฉะวิ (Thai script)
• ᨨᩅᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຉວິ or ຉະວິ (Lao script)
• ឆវិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄍𑅇𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

छवि f

1. skin
2. tegument

Declension

Declension table of "छवि" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	छवि (chavi)	छवियो (chaviyo) or छवी (chavī)
Accusative (second)	छविं (chaviṃ)	छवियो (chaviyo) or छवी (chavī)
Instrumental (third)	छविया (chaviyā)	छवीहि (chavīhi) or छवीभि (chavībhi)
Dative (fourth)	छविया (chaviyā)	छवीनं (chavīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	छविया (chaviyā) or छव्या (chavyā)	छवीहि (chavīhi) or छवीभि (chavībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	छविया (chaviyā)	छवीनं (chavīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	छविया (chaviyā) or छवियं (chaviyaṃ) or छव्यं (chavyaṃ)	छवीसु (chavīsu)
Vocative (calling)	छवि (chavi)	छवियो (chaviyo) or छवी (chavī)