अव्वल
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian اول (avval), from Arabic أَوَّل (ʾawwal).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əʋ.ʋəl/, [əʋ.ʋəl̪]
Adjective
अव्वल • (avval) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَوَّل)
- first, primary
- Synonyms: पहला (pahlā), प्रथम (pratham), मुख्य (mukhya)
- first-class, high quality
- Synonym: उत्तम (uttam)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अव्वल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अव्वल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.