जेवड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā), 𑀚𑀻𑀆 (jīā, “bowstring”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from Sanskrit जीवा (jīvā). Compare Punjabi ਜੇਉਡ਼ੀ (jeuṛī), ਜੇਉਡ਼ਾ (jeuṛā), Nepali जिउरि (jiuri), Assamese জোঁৰ (zü̃r) and Gujarati જેવરી (jevrī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeːʋ.ɽɑː/, [d͡ʒeːʋ.ɽäː]

Noun

जेवड़ा • (jevṛā) m

1. rope, cord

   Synonyms: रस्सा (rassā), डोरा (ḍorā)

Declension

Declension of जेवड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जेवड़ा jevṛā	जेवड़े jevṛe
oblique	जेवड़े jevṛe	जेवड़ों jevṛõ
vocative	जेवड़े jevṛe	जेवड़ो jevṛo

Coordinate terms

• जेवड़ी (jevṛī)

References

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