प्रवक्ता
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रवक्तृ (pravaktṛ, “speaker”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pɾə.ʋək.t̪ɑː/, [pɾɐ.ʋɐk.t̪äː]
Noun
[edit]प्रवक्ता • (pravaktā) m
- spokesman
- कंपनी के प्रवक्ता को रिपोर्टर का सवाल समझ में नहीं आया।
- kampnī ke pravaktā ko riporṭar kā savāl samajh mẽ nahī̃ āyā.
- The company spokesman did not understand the reporter's question.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | प्रवक्ता pravaktā |
प्रवक्ता pravaktā |
| oblique | प्रवक्ता pravaktā |
प्रवक्ताओं pravaktāõ |
| vocative | प्रवक्ता pravaktā |
प्रवक्ताओ pravaktāo |
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “प्रवक्ता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3195
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “प्रवक्ता”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 462
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रवक्ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 664