सेवँई

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • सेंवई (sẽvaī)
  • सेंमई (sẽmaī)
  • सेमँई (semãī)
  • सेमई (semaī)
  • सेवई (sevaī)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /seː.ʋə̃.iː/, [seː.ʋɐ̃.iː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (*seviṃgā), from Sanskrit सेविका (sevikā). Doublet of सेविका (sevikā).

Noun

सेवँई • (sevãī) f (Urdu spelling سیوئیں)

  1. Sevai (a kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar)
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀫 (sāma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma). Doublet of श्याम (śyām).

Noun

सेवँई • (sevãī) f (Urdu spelling سیوئیں)

  1. a kind of a fragrant grass
Declension

References

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