सवा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi सवा (savā),[1] from Prakrit सवाय (savāya), from Sanskrit सपाद (sapāda).[2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

सवा • (savā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سوا)

  1. one and a quarter
  2. and a quarter
    सवा एक बज गए हैं। ― savā ek baj gae ha͠i. ― The time is 1:15.

Noun

सवा • (savā) m pl (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سوا)

  1. one and a quarter

References

  1. ^ Winand M. Callewaert; Swapna Sharma (2009), Dictionary of Bhakti, volume 6, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 2011.
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sapāda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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