तवा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀯𑀬 (tavaya), from a variant of Sanskrit तापक (tāpaka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tāpakas, from Proto-Indo-European *tep-. Cognate with Persian تاوه (tâve).

Noun

तवा • (tavā) m (Urdu spelling توا)

  1. pan, griddle

Declension
Declension of तवा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct तवा
tavā		 तवे
tave
oblique तवे
tave		 तवों
tavõ
vocative तवे
tave		 तवो
tavo

Descendants
  • → English: tawa

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tapaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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