पतवार

Hindi

लकड़ी की पतवारें

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पत्रवाल (patravāla). By surface analysis, पत्र (patra) +‎ वार (vār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pət̪.ʋɑːɾ/, [pɐt̪.wäːɾ]

Noun

पतवार • (patvār) f

1. oar, paddle

   Synonym: चप्पू (cappū)

Declension

Declension of पतवार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पतवार patvār	पतवारें patvārẽ
oblique	पतवार patvār	पतवारों patvārõ
vocative	पतवार patvār	पतवारो patvāro

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पतवार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2788
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “पतवार”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 391
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पतवार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 596