اپواس

Sindhi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊp.ʋɑːs/

Noun

اُپواس • (upvās) m

  1. (religion, especially Hinduism) the act of fasting, abstention from food
    Synonym: روزو (rozo)

References

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “اُپواس”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

Noun

اُپواس • (upvās) m (Hindi spelling उपवास)

  1. (Hinduism) the act of fasting, abstention from food
  2. a fast
    Synonym: ورت (ort)
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