अथवा

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā), from अथ (atha) +‎ वा ().

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ət̪ʰ.ʋɑː/,
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Conjunction

अथवा (athvā) (formal)

  1. either ... or ...
    Synonym: या ()

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic Devanagari: अथवा

Conjunction

अथवा (athawā)

  1. either ... or ...

Adverb

अथवा (athawā)

  1. or else, otherwise
  2. if so, if that is the case
  3. somewhere between ... and ...