साँवला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀫𑀮 (sāmala), from Sanskrit श्यामल (śyāmalá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑ̃ːʋ.lɑː/, [sä̃ːʋ.läː]

Adjective

साँवला • (sā̃vlā) (Urdu spelling سانولا)

1. dark, lightly black, sooty
2. (Hinduism) an epithet of Krishna

Declension

Declension of साँवला (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	साँवला sā̃vlā	साँवले sā̃vle	साँवली sā̃vlī	साँवली sā̃vlī
oblique	साँवले sā̃vle	साँवले sā̃vle	साँवली sā̃vlī	साँवली sā̃vlī
vocative	साँवले sā̃vle	साँवले sā̃vle	साँवली sā̃vlī	साँवली sā̃vlī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “साँवला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śyāmalá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press