नाँव

Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नामन् (nāman).

Noun

नाँव (nā̃v) m

1. name

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma), from Sanskrit नाम (nāma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Doublet of नाम (nām).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑ̃ːʋ/, [nä̃ːʋ]

Noun

नाँव • (nā̃v) m

1. Regional form of नाम (nām)

Declension

Declension of नाँव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाँव nā̃v	नाँव nā̃v
oblique	नाँव nā̃v	नाँवों nā̃võ
vocative	नाँव nā̃v	नाँवो nā̃vo

References

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