सेवँई

Hindi

Alternative forms

• सेंवई (sẽvaī)
• सेंमई (sẽmaī)
• सेमँई (semãī)
• सेमई (semaī)
• सेवई (sevaī)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /seː.ʋə̃.iː/, [seː.ʋɐ̃.iː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (*seviṃgā), from Sanskrit सेविका (sevikā). Doublet of सेविका (sevikā).

Noun

सेवँई • (sevãī) f (Urdu spelling سیوئیں)

1. Sevai (a kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar)

Declension

Declension of सेवँई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सेवँई sevãī	सेवँइयाँ sevãiyā̃
oblique	सेवँई sevãī	सेवँइयों sevãiyõ
vocative	सेवँई sevãī	सेवँइयो sevãiyo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀫 (sāma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma). Doublet of श्याम (śyām).

Noun

सेवँई • (sevãī) f (Urdu spelling سیوئیں)

1. a kind of a fragrant grass

Declension

Declension of सेवँई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सेवँई sevãī	सेवँइयाँ sevãiyā̃
oblique	सेवँई sevãī	सेवँइयों sevãiyõ
vocative	सेवँई sevãī	सेवँइयो sevãiyo

References

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