सेवक

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सेवक (sevaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /seː.ʋək/,

Noun

सेवक • (sevak) m (feminine सेविका, Urdu spelling سوک)

  1. a servant, a menial
    Synonyms: नौकर (naukar), सर्वेंट (sarvẽṭ)
    मैंने सेवक को आज्ञा दी कि तुम नगर से घोड़े को लाकर घर में रस्सी से बांधो।
    ma͠ine sevak ko ājñā dī ki tum nagar se ghoṛe ko lākar ghar mẽ rassī se bāndho.
    I commanded the servant to bring the horse from the city and fasten it by rope to the house.
  2. a retainer (person)

Declension

Declension of सेवक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct सेवक
sevak 		सेवक
sevak
oblique सेवक
sevak 		सेवकों
sevakõ
vocative सेवक
sevak 		सेवको
sevako

See also

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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Etymology

From सेव् (sev, “to remain, stay, serve or worship”).

Noun

सेवक • (sevaka) stem, ?

  1. a servant
    सेवकोत्तम ― sevakottama ― The best of servants (सेवक + उत्तम (uttama))
  2. an employee
    अचिरस्थायिनी सेवकी ― acirasthāyinī sevakī ― A temporary employee
  3. a follower, a worshipper

References

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