अगवानी
Hindi
Etymology
From अगवान (agvān) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əɡ.ʋɑː.niː/, [əɡ.ʋäː.n̪iː]
Noun
अगवानी • (agvānī) f
- welcome, reception (greeting or formal event given upon someone's arrival)
- Synonym: स्वागत (svāgat)
Declension
Declension of अगवानी (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | अगवानी agvānī | अगवानियाँ agvāniyā̃ |
oblique | अगवानी agvānī | अगवानियों agvāniyõ |
vocative | अगवानी agvānī | अगवानियो agvāniyo |
Derived terms
- अगवानी करना (agvānī karnā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अगवानी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press