Etymology[edit]
दावत (dāvat, “lover”) + -ई (-ī), from Classical Persian دعوة (daʻwat).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑːʋ.t̪iː/, [d̪äːʋ.t̪iː]
दावती • (dāvtī) m (Urdu spelling دعوتی)
- One invited to a feast
- an invoker of spirits, exorcist