भगवा

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Hindi

Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit भगवत् (bhagavat, “holy”). Cognate to Marathi भगवा (bhagvā), Gujarati ભગવો (bhagvo).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱəɡ.ʋɑː/,

Noun

भगवा • (bhagvā) m

  1. saffron, red-ochre colour, often associated with Hinduism
    Synonyms: केसर (kesar), केसरी (kesrī), गेरुआ (geruā), ज़ाफ़रान (zāfrān)
  2. a kind of saffron cloth

Declension

Declension of भगवा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct भगवा
bhagvā 		भगवे
bhagve
oblique भगवे
bhagve 		भगवों
bhagvõ
vocative भगवे
bhagve 		भगवो
bhagvo

Adjective

भगवा • (bhagvā) (indeclinable)

  1. saffron-coloured
    Synonyms: केसरी (kesrī), केसरिया (kesriyā), गेरुआ (geruā), ज़ाफ़रान (zāfrān)
  2. (politics) Hindu nationalist; right-wing
  3. (historical) pertaining to the Maratha Empire

Usage notes

Can be declinable or indeclinable.

Declension

Declension of भगवा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct भगवा
bhagvā 		भगवे
bhagve 		भगवी
bhagvī 		भगवी
bhagvī
oblique भगवे
bhagve 		भगवे
bhagve 		भगवी
bhagvī 		भगवी
bhagvī
vocative भगवे
bhagve 		भगवे
bhagve 		भगवी
bhagvī 		भगवी
bhagvī

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: bhagwa

References

Marathi

Marathi Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit भगवत् (bhagavat, “holy”). Cognate to Hindi भगवा (bhagvā), Gujarati ભગવો (bhagvo).

Pronunciation

Adjective

भगवा • (bhagvā)

  1. orange-colored, saffron-coloured
    Synonym: केशरी (keśrī)

Related terms

Noun

भगवा • (bhagvā) m

  1. orange (color)
  2. flag of the Maratha Empire


Colors in Marathi · रंग (raṅga) (layout · text)
     पांढरा (pāṇḍhrā)      पारवा (pārvā), राखाडी (rākhāḍī)      काळा (kāḷā)
             लाल (lāl), तांबडा (tāmbḍā);              केशरी (keśrī), भगवा (bhagvā); तपकिरी (tapkirī)              पिवळा (pivḷā);
             पोपटी (popṭī)              हिरवा (hirvā)              ;
             ; आकाशी (ākāśī)                           निळा (niḷā)
             ;              ; जांभळा (j̈āmbhaḷā)              गुलाबी (gulābī)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Noun

भगवा (bhagavā)

  1. Devanagari script form of bhagavā, which is nominative/vocative singular of भगवन्त् (bhagavant, “fortunate one”)
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