तवायफ़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَوائِف (ṭawāʔif).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ə.ʋɑː.jəf/, [t̪ɐ.ʋäː.jɐf], /t̪ə.ʋɑː.jəpʰ/, [t̪ɐ.ʋäː.jɐpʰ]

Noun

तवायफ़ • (tavāyaf) f (Urdu spelling طوائف)

  1. (historical) tawaif, courtesan
  2. (derogatory) harlot, whore

Declension

Declension of तवायफ़ (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct तवायफ़
tavāyaf 		तवायफ़ें
tavāyafẽ
oblique तवायफ़
tavāyaf 		तवायफ़ों
tavāyafõ
vocative तवायफ़
tavāyaf 		तवायफ़ो
tavāyafo
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