हवा

See also: हावा

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هوا (havâ), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”).

Noun

हवा (havā)

1. air

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هوا (havâ), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ʋɑː/, [ɦɐ.ʋäː]

Noun

हवा • (havā) f (Urdu spelling ہوا)

1. air
2. wind; breeze
3. atmosphere

Derived terms

• हवाई (havāī)
• हवाखोरी (havākhorī)
• हवादार (havādār)
• हवादारी (havādārī)
• हवाई अड्डा (havāī aḍḍā)
• हवाई जहाज़ (havāī jahāz)

See also

• झोंका (jhõkā)
• झोंकेदार (jhõkedār)

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هوا (havâ), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”).

Noun

हवा • (havā) f

1. weather
2. (meteorology) air mass, climate
3. air, wind

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “हवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press