कुँवर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀭 (kumāra),[1] from Sanskrit कुमार (kumārá). Doublet of कुमार (kumār).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊ̃.ʋəɾ/, [kʊ̃.ʋɐɾ], /kũː.əɾ/, [kũː.ɐɾ]

Noun

कुँवर • (kũvar) m (Urdu spelling کنور)

prince; lordship
(endearing) child, son

Declension

Declension of कुँवर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुँवर kũvar	कुँवर kũvar
oblique	कुँवर kũvar	कुँवरों kũvarõ
vocative	कुँवर kũvar	कुँवरो kũvaro

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुँवर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 209

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