ज्वार

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʋɑːɾ/, [d͡ʒʋäːɾ]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit यव (yava, “speed”) +‎ चार (cāra, “movement”).

Noun

ज्वार • (jvār) m (Urdu spelling جوار)

1. tide, rise, swelling of the ocean

   Antonym: भाटा (bhāṭā)

Derived terms

• ज्वार-भाटा (jvār-bhāṭā)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit यवाकार (yavākāra, “barley-shaped”).

Noun

ज्वार • (jvār) f (Urdu spelling جوار)

1. sorghum

   Synonym: चारा (cārā)

Alternative forms

• जवार (javār), जुवार (juvār)

Descendants

• → Pashto: جوار

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ज्वार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ज्वार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha