आवाज़

See also: आवाज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آواز (âvâz), from Middle Persian ʾwʾz (āwāz), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs. Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vā́c) and Latin vōx. Doublet of वाक् (vāk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.ʋɑːz/, /ɑː.ʋɑːz/

Noun

आवाज़ (āvāz) f (Urdu spelling آواز)

  1. voice; call, cry
    मुझे किसी की आवाज़ अभी सुनाई दी।
    mujhe kisī kī āvāz abhī sunāī dī.
    I just heard someone's voice.
    पतली आवाज़patlī āvāzhigh voice
    ऊँची आवाज़ū̃cī āvāzloud voice
    आवाज़ उठानाāvāz uṭhānāto raise one's voice, to speak out
    Synonyms: स्वर (svar), वाक् (vāk)
  2. sound, noise
    इतनी आवाज़ कौन मचा रहा है?
    itnī āvāz kaun macā rahā hai?
    Who is making all that noise?
    Synonyms: शोर (śor), वाक् (vāk)

References

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