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Bhojpuri
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit लब (labá) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Hindi लवा (lavā).
Noun
लउआ (lauā) m (Kaithi 𑂪𑂇𑂄)
- jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “labá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 635
- ^ Arjun Tiwari (2019) “लवा”, in भोजपुरी-हिंदी शब्दकोश (in Hindi), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: University Publications, page 421