महाविद्यालय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाविद्यालय (mahāvidyālaya). By surface analysis, महा- (mahā-) +‎ विद्यालय (vidyālay).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ʋɪd̪.jɑː.ləj/, [mɐ.ɦäː.ʋɪd̪.jäː.lɐj]

Noun

महाविद्यालय • (mahāvidyālay) m (Urdu spelling مہا ودیالے)

1. college

Declension

Declension of महाविद्यालय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महाविद्यालय mahāvidyālay	महाविद्यालय mahāvidyālay
oblique	महाविद्यालय mahāvidyālay	महाविद्यालयों mahāvidyālayõ
vocative	महाविद्यालय mahāvidyālay	महाविद्यालयो mahāvidyālayo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “महाविद्यालय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3853

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ɦa.ʋid̪.ja.ləj/, [mʱa.ʋid̪.ja.ləj]

Noun

महाविद्यालय • (mahāvidyālay) n

1. university, college

See also

• विद्यापीठ (vidyāpīṭh)