-आवा

Hindi

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-आवा • (-āvā) m (Urdu spelling -اوا)

1. forms masculine nouns from verb stems

   ‎पहनना (pahannā, “to wear”) + ‎-आवा (-āvā) → ‎पहनावा (pahnāvā, “clothing”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -आवा

Related terms

• -आव (-āv)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “-आवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press