सेवक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सेवक (sevaka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /seː.ʋək/, [seː.ʋɐk]

Noun

सेवक • (sevak) m (Urdu spelling سوک)

1. a servant, a menial

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   मैंने सेवक को आज्ञा दी कि तुम नगर से घोड़े को लाकर घर में रस्सी से बांधो।

   ma͠ine sevak ko ājñā dī ki tum nagar se ghoṛe ko lākar ghar mẽ rassī se bāndho.

   I commanded the servant to bring the horse from the city and fasten it by rope to the house.

   Synonyms: नौकर (naukar), सर्वेंट (sarvẽṭ)

2. a retainer (person)

See also

• English sewadar

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From सेव् (sev, “to remain, stay, serve or worship”)

Noun

सेवक • (sevaka)

1. a servant

   सेवकोत्तम ― sevakottama ― The best of servants (सेवक + उत्तम (uttama))

2. an employee

   अचिरस्थायिनी सेवकी ― acirasthāyinī sevakī ― A temporary employee

3. a follower, a worshipper

References

• "Hindi Grammar" by Edwin Greaves. Allahabad Indian Press Ltd, 1921
• Monier Williams (1899) “सेवक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1247.