नौ

See also: ऩ, ना, ने, नि, नृ, नै, न, and -ना

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

	90[a], [b]
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Cardinal: नौ (nau)     Ordinal: नौवाँ (nauvā̃), नवाँ (navā̃)

Etymology

From Sanskrit नवन् (návan), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɔː/

Numeral

नौ • (nau) (Urdu spelling نو) (cardinal)

1. nine

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Nepali

Numeral

1. nine

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *náHuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs), Latin nāvis (“ship”), Persian ناو (nâv).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɑːw/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑw/

Noun

नौ • (naú) stem, f

1. ship, boat (RV., AV., etc.)
2. name of a particular appearance of the moon or of a constellation (Var.)
3. voice

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “नौ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0571.