धावा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धावा (dhāvā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑː.ʋɑː/, [d̪ʱäː.ʋäː]

Noun

धावा • (dhāvā) m

1. attack, assault

   Synonyms: वार (vār), आक्रमण (ākramaṇ), हमला (hamlā), प्रहार (prahār), चढ़ाई (caṛhāī)

References

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