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Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit पवित्र (pavitra).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.ʋɪt̪.ɾᵊ/,
Adjective
पवित्र • (pavitra) (indeclinable)
- holy, sacred
- Synonyms: धार्मिक (dhārmik), पावन (pāvan)
- untouched, pure
- Synonym: शुद्ध (śuddh)
Derived terms
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Etymology
From पव (pava, “purification”), from the root पू (pū, “to purify, cleanse”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewH-.
Adjective
पवित्र • (pavitra)
- purifying, averting evil, pure, holy, sacred, sinless, beneficent (Mn., MBh., &c.)
Descendants
See also
- पावन (pāvana, “holy, purifying”)
References