सेवड़ा

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Haryanvi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀅𑀧𑀟 (seapaḍa, Śvetāmbara Jain) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

    Noun

    सेवड़ा (sevṛā)

    1. exorcist

    Hindi

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /seːʋ.ɽɑː/,

    Etymology 1

      From सेव (sev, fine wheat flour noodles) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-).

      Noun

      सेवड़ा (sevṛām

      1. sevda (kind of snack made from fine wheat flour)
      Declension

      Etymology 2

        Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀅𑀧𑀟 (seapaḍa), 𑀲𑁂𑀅𑀯𑀟 (seavaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit श्वेतपट (śvetapaṭa, white-clothed).

        Noun

        सेवड़ा (sevṛām

        1. (Jainism) a Jain ascetic
          • 1952, विपिन बिहारी त्रिवेदी, चंद बरदायी और उनका काव्य [Chand Bardai and His Poetry]‎, page 48:
            अकबर बादशाह के शाही फ़र्मान में जैन मुनि श्री हीर विजय सूरी के लिए "सेवड़ा" शब्द का प्रयोग मिलता है ।
            akbar bādśāh ke śāhī farmān mẽ jain muni śrī hīr vijay sūrī ke lie "sevṛā" śabd kā prayog miltā hai .
            In Emperor Akbar's royal decree, we find the use of sevṛā for the Jain ascetic Shri Hir Vijay Suri.
        2. exorcist, shaman
          Synonym: ओझा (ojhā)
        Declension

        Etymology 3

        सेवड़ा

          Inherited from Sanskrit शाखोट (śākhoṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Doublet of सिहोरा (sihorā).

          Cognate with Braj सेगड़ (segaṛ), Assamese শেওড়া (xeüra), Bengali শ্যাওড়া (śêōṛa).

          Noun

          सेवड़ा (sevṛām

          1. the tree Streblus asper
            Synonym: सिहोरा (sihorā)
          Declension

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