कुआँ
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कुंआ (kunā), कुँवा (kũvā), कुँआ (kũā)
Etymology
From Old Hindi कुआ (kuā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀽𑀯𑀅 (kūvaä), 𑀓𑀽𑀯𑀕 (kūvaga), from Sanskrit कूपक (kūpaka), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp-.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʊɑ̃ː/
Declension
| Declension of कुआँ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | कुआँ (kuā̃) | कुएँ (kuẽ) |
| Oblique | कुएँ (kuẽ) | कुओं (kuon) |
| Vocative | कुएँ (kuẽ) | कुओं (kuon) |
References
- Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 208
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