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आवाज़

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See also: आवाज

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian آواز (āwāz), from Middle Persian ʾwʾz (āwāz), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs. Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vā́c) and Latin vōx. Doublet of वाक् (vāk). Compare Assamese আৱাজ (awaz), Bengali আওয়াজ (aōẇaj), Gujarati અવાજ (avāj), Marathi आवाज़ (āvāj̈), Punjabi ਅਵਾਜ਼ (avāz), Kannada ಆವಾಜು (āvāju).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ʋɑːz/, [äː.ʋäːz], /ɑː.ʋɑːd͡ʒ/, [äː.ʋäːd͡ʒ]

Noun

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आवाज़ (āvāzf (Urdu spelling آواز)

  1. voice; call, cry
    Synonyms: स्वर (svar), वाक् (vāk)
    मुझे किसी की आवाज़ अभी सुनाई दी।
    mujhe kisī kī āvāz abhī sunāī dī.
    I just heard someone's voice.
    पतली आवाज़patlī āvāzhigh voice
    ऊँची आवाज़ū̃cī āvāzloud voice
    आवाज़ उठानाāvāz uṭhānāto raise one's voice, to speak out
  2. sound, noise
    Synonyms: शोर (śor), वाक् (vāk)
    इतनी आवाज़ कौन मचा रहा है?
    itnī āvāz kaun macā rahā hai?
    Who is making all that noise?

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