अश्वेत

Hindi

Etymology

Compound of अ- (a-) +‎ श्वेत (śvet). Compare Assamese অশ্বেত (osset), Bengali অশ্বেত (ośśet), Gujarati અશ્વેત (aśvet), Odia ଅଶ୍ବେତ (aśbeta) and Punjabi ਅਸ਼ਵੇਤ (aśavet) .

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əʃ.ʋeːt̪/, [ɐʃ.ʋeːt̪]

Noun

अश्वेत • (aśvet) m or f by sense

1. black person

   Synonym: (sometimes offensive) काला (kālā)

2. person of color

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of अश्वेत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अश्वेत aśvet	अश्वेत aśvet
oblique	अश्वेत aśvet	अश्वेतों aśvetõ
vocative	अश्वेत aśvet	अश्वेतो aśveto

Declension of अश्वेत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अश्वेत aśvet	अश्वेतें aśvetẽ
oblique	अश्वेत aśvet	अश्वेतों aśvetõ
vocative	अश्वेत aśvet	अश्वेतो aśveto

Adjective

अश्वेत • (aśvet) (indeclinable)

1. black (person of African descent)
2. of color