खेवा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षेप (kṣepa). Doublet of क्षेप (kṣep).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

खेवा • (khevā) m (Urdu spelling کھیوا)

1. (Awadh) crossing (of a river)
2. (regional, Bihar) fare for river crossing

Declension

Declension of खेवा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खेवा khevā	खेवे kheve
oblique	खेवे kheve	खेवों khevõ
vocative	खेवे kheve	खेवो khevo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “खेवा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खेवा (khevā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰewä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खेवा

Noun

खेवा • (khewā)

1. trading way

Declension

Declension of खेवा
	Singular	Plural
nominative	खेवा [kʰewä]	खेवाहरू [kʰebä̤ːɾu]
accusative	खेवालाई [kʰewäläi]	खेवाहरूलाई [kʰebä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	खेवाले [kʰewäle]	खेवाहरूले [kʰebä̤ːɾule]
dative	खेवालाई [kʰewäläi]	खेवाहरूलाई [kʰebä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	खेवाबाट [kʰewäbäʈʌ]	खेवाहरूबाट [kʰebä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	खेवाको [kʰewäko]	खेवाहरूको [kʰebä̤ːɾuko]
locative	खेवामा [kʰebämä]	खेवाहरूमा [kʰebä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• Schmidt, Turner (2022) “खेवा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]