सेविका

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सेविका (sevikā). Doublet of सेवँई (sevãī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /seː.ʋɪ.kɑː/,

Noun

सेविका (sevikāf (masculine सेवक) (rare, formal)

  1. a maid, female servant
  2. Sevai (a kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar)

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Derived from the root सेव् (sev) +‎ -इका (-ikā).

Pronunciation

Noun

सेविका (sevikā) stemf (masculine सेवक)

  1. a maid, female servant
  2. Sevai (a kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of सेविका
singular dual plural
nominative सेविका (sevikā) सेविके (sevike) सेविकाः (sevikāḥ)
vocative सेविके (sevike) सेविके (sevike) सेविकाः (sevikāḥ)
accusative सेविकाम् (sevikām) सेविके (sevike) सेविकाः (sevikāḥ)
instrumental सेविकया (sevikayā)
सेविका¹ (sevikā¹)
सेविकाभ्याम् (sevikābhyām) सेविकाभिः (sevikābhiḥ)
dative सेविकायै (sevikāyai) सेविकाभ्याम् (sevikābhyām) सेविकाभ्यः (sevikābhyaḥ)
ablative सेविकायाः (sevikāyāḥ)
सेविकायै² (sevikāyai²)
सेविकाभ्याम् (sevikābhyām) सेविकाभ्यः (sevikābhyaḥ)
genitive सेविकायाः (sevikāyāḥ)
सेविकायै² (sevikāyai²)
सेविकयोः (sevikayoḥ) सेविकानाम् (sevikānām)
locative सेविकायाम् (sevikāyām) सेविकयोः (sevikayoḥ) सेविकासु (sevikāsu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (*seviṃgā)
  • Hindi: सेविका (sevikā) (learned)

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