खोआ

Hindi

Alternative forms

खोया (khoyā)

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰoː.ɑː/, [kʰoː.äː]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-New Indo-Aryan *खोव (khova)

Hindi खोआ

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *खोव (khova) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) of uncertain further origin. Perhaps from Sanskrit क्षोद (kṣoda), whence the lemma below. Compare Punjabi ਖੋਆ (khoā), Nepali खुवा (khuwā), Marathi खोवा (khovā), खवा (khavā), and Bengali খোয়া (khōẇa).

Noun

खोआ • (khoā) m

khoa: a kind of thick condensed milk used to make South Asian sweets
Synonym: मावा (māvā)

Declension

Declension of *खोआ* (masc ind ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	खोआ khoā	खोए khoe
oblique	खोए khoe	खोओं khoõ
vocative	खोए khoe	खोओ khoo

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kes-

Proto-Indo-European *ksew-?

Proto-Indo-European *k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšawd-

Sanskrit क्षुद् (kṣud)

Sanskrit क्षोद (kṣoda)

Prakrit खोय (khoya)

Hindi खोआ

Inherited from Prakrit खोय (khoya) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from older खोद (khoda) from Sanskrit क्षोद (kṣoda), from the root क्षुद् (kṣud, “to crush”).

Noun

खोआ • (khoā) m

khoa: pounded bricks, mortar, plaster

Declension

Declension of *खोआ* (masc ind ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	खोआ khoā	खोए khoe
oblique	खोए khoe	खोओं khoõ
vocative	खोए khoe	खोओ khoo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “खोआ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खोआ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press