ज्वार

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒʋɑːɾ/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit यव (yava, “speed”) +‎ चार (cāra, “movement”).

Noun

ज्वार • (jvār) m

  1. tide, rise, swelling of the ocean
    Antonym: भाटा (bhāṭā)
Declension
Declension of ज्वार
Singular Plural
Direct ज्वार (jvār) ज्वार (jvār)
Oblique ज्वार (jvār) ज्वारों (jvārõ)
Vocative ज्वार (jvār) ज्वारो (jvāro)
Derived terms
  • ज्वार-भाटा (jvār-bhāṭā)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit यवाकार (yavākāra, “barley-shaped”).

Noun

ज्वार • (jvār) f (Urdu spelling جوار‎)

  1. sorghum
    Synonym: चारा (cārā)
Declension
Declension of ज्वार
Singular Plural
Direct ज्वार (jvār) ज्वारें (jvārẽ)
Oblique ज्वार (jvār) ज्वारों (jvārõ)
Vocative ज्वार (jvār) ज्वारो (jvāro)
Alternative forms

Descendants

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ज्वार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “ज्वार”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
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