कहावत

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit *कथावार्त्ता (kathāvārttā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kə.ɦɑː.ʋət̪/, [kɐ.ɦäː.ʋɐt̪]

Noun

कहावत • (kahāvat) f (Urdu spelling کہاوت)

  1. proverb, saying, adage
    Synonyms: मसल (masal), लोकोक्ति (lokokti)

Declension

References

  • कहावत”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
  • कहावत”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “कहावत”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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