कौआ

See also: कूआँ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कौवा (kauvā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀬 (kāya)), from Sanskrit काक (kāka). Cognate with Assamese কাউৰী (kauri), Konkani कावळो (kāvḷo), Gujarati કાગડો (kāgḍo), Marathi कावळा (kāvḷā), Sylheti ꠇꠣꠅꠅꠣ (xaooa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə̯u.ʋɑː/, [kɐ̯u.ʋäː]

Noun

कौआ • (kauā) m (Urdu spelling کوا)

1. crow
2. jackdaw

Declension

Declension of कौआ (masc ind ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कौआ kauā	कौए kaue
oblique	कौए kaue	कौओं kauõ
vocative	कौए kaue	कौओ kauo