भगवा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Sanskrit भगवत् (bhagavat, holy). Cognate to Marathi भगवा (bhagvā), Gujarati ભગવો (bhagvo).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱəɡ.ʋɑː/, [bʱɐɡ.wäː]

Noun

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भगवा (bhagvām

  1. saffron, red-ochre colour, often associated with Hinduism
    Synonyms: केसर (kesar), केसरी (kesrī), गेरुआ (geruā), ज़ाफ़रान (zāfrān)
  2. a kind of saffron cloth

Declension

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Adjective

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भगवा (bhagvā) (indeclinable)

  1. saffron-coloured
    Synonyms: केसरी (kesrī), केसरिया (kesriyā), गेरुआ (geruā), ज़ाफ़रान (zāfrān)
  2. (politics) Hindu nationalist; right-wing
  3. (historical) pertaining to the Maratha Empire

Usage notes

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Can be declinable or indeclinable.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: bhagwa

References

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Marathi

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Marathi Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Perhaps from Sanskrit भगवत् (bhagavat, holy). Cognate to Hindi भगवा (bhagvā), Gujarati ભગવો (bhagvo).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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भगवा (bhagvā)

  1. orange-colored, saffron-coloured
    Synonym: केशरी (keśrī)
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Noun

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भगवा (bhagvām

  1. orange (color)
  2. flag of the Maratha Empire


Colors in Marathi · रंग (raṅga) (layout · text)
     पांढरा (pāṇḍhrā)      पारवा (pārvā), राखाडी (rākhāḍī)      काळा (kāḷā)
             लाल (lāl), तांबडा (tāmbḍā); [Term?]              केशरी (keśrī), भगवा (bhagvā); तपकिरी (tapkirī)              पिवळा (pivḷā); [Term?]
             पोपटी (popṭī)              हिरवा (hirvā)              [Term?]; [Term?]
             [Term?]; आकाशी (ākāśī)              [Term?]              निळा (niḷā)
             [Term?]; [Term?]              [Term?]; जांभळा (j̈āmbhaḷā)              गुलाबी (gulābī)

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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भगवा (bhagavā)

  1. Devanagari script form of bhagavā, which is nominative/vocative singular of भगवन्त् (bhagavant, fortunate one)