जवारी

Hindi

Etymology

Compare जुवार (juvār, “yoke”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋɑː.ɾiː/, [d͡ʒɐ.ʋäː.ɾiː]

Noun

जवारी • (javārī) f (Urdu spelling جواری)

1. bridge (a piece on string instruments, such as a sitar or sarangi, that supports the strings from the sounding board)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जवारी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press