लउआ

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Bhojpuri

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit लब (labá) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).[1] Cognate with Hindi लवा (lavā).

Noun

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लउआ (lauām (Kaithi 𑂪𑂇𑂄)[2]

  1. jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “labá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 635
  2. ^ Arjun Tiwari (2019) “लवा”, in भोजपुरी-हिंदी शब्दकोश [Bhojpuri-Hindi Dictionary]‎[1] (in Hindi), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: University Publications, page 421