अमावस
Hindi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit अमावस्या (amāvasyā), through Prakrit अमावस्सा (amāvassā). Cognate with Gujarati અમાસ (amās), Marathi आवस (āvas), अवस (avas), Odia ଉଆଁସ (uā̃sa). Doublet of अमावस्या (amāvasyā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.mɑː.ʋəs/, [ɐ.mäː.ʋɐs]
Noun
अमावस • (amāvas) f (Urdu spelling اماوس)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अमावस amāvas |
अमावसें amāvasẽ |
| oblique | अमावस amāvas |
अमावसों amāvasõ |
| vocative | अमावस amāvas |
अमावसो amāvaso |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अमावस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अमावस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.