اپواس

Sindhi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊp.ʋɑːs/

Noun

اُپواس • (upvās) m

1. (religion, especially Hinduism) the act of fasting, abstention from food

   Synonym: روزو (rozo)

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “اُپواس”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

Noun

اُپواس • (upvās) m (Hindi spelling उपवास)

1. (Hinduism) the act of fasting, abstention from food
2. a fast

   Synonym: ورت (ort)