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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā), from अथ (atha) + वा (vā).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
अथवा • (athvā) (formal)
- either ... or ...
- Synonym: या (yā)
Nepali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Phonetic Devanagari: अथवा
Conjunction
अथवा • (athawā)
- either ... or ...
Adverb
अथवा • (athawā)
- or else, otherwise
- if so, if that is the case
- somewhere between ... and ...