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/

Noun

कुआँ • (kuā̃) m

  1. a well

Declension
Declension of कुआँ
Singular Plural
Direct कुआँ (kuā̃) कुएँ (kuẽ)
Oblique कुएँ (kuẽ) कुओं (kuon)
Vocative कुएँ (kuẽ) कुओं (kuon)

References
  1. Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 208
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