आश्विन

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • आश्विन् (āśvin)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आश्विन् (āśvin), from अश्विनी (aśvinī), the feminine variant of अश्विन् (aśvin, cavalier, Ashvins).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑːʃ.ʋɪn/, [äːʃ.ʋɪ̃n]

Proper noun

आश्विन • (āśvin) m

  1. Ashvin (seventh month of the Hindu lunar calendar)

Declension

References

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आश्विन् (āśvin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [äswin]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: आस्विन्

Proper noun

आश्विन • (āświn)

  1. Ashvin
    1. the sixth month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
    2. the seventh month in the lunar Hindu calendar
    Synonym: असोज (asoj)

Further reading

  • आश्विन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “आश्विन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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