ज्वार
Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit यव (yava, “speed”) + चार (cāra, “movement”).
Noun
ज्वार • (jvār) m (Urdu spelling جوار)
Declension
Derived terms
- ज्वार-भाटा (jvār-bhāṭā)
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit यवाकार (yavākāra, “barley-shaped”).
Noun
ज्वार • (jvār) f (Urdu spelling جوار)
Declension
Alternative forms
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