द्वार्
See also: द्वार, देवर, देवरौ, दीवार, and द्वारा
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬤ᭄ᬯᬵᬃ (Balinese script)
- দ্ৱাৰ্ (Assamese script)
- দ্বার্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰨𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍 (Grantha script)
- દ્વાર્ (Gujarati script)
- ਦੑਵਾਰੑ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦢ꧀ꦮꦴꦂ (Javanese script)
- ទ្វារ៑ (Khmer script)
- ದ್ವಾರ್ (Kannada script)
- ທ຺ວາຣ຺ (Lao script)
- ദ്വാര് (Malayalam script)
- 𑘟𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᢑᢦᠠᠷ (Mongolian script)
- ᡩᠣᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᡵ (Manchu script)
- ဒွါရ် (Burmese script)
- 𑦿𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧈𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐬𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଦ୍ଵାର୍ (Oriya script)
- ꢣ꣄ꢮꢵꢬ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆫𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖨𑖿 (Siddham script)
- ද්වාර් (Sinhalese script)
- ద్వార్ (Telugu script)
- ทฺวารฺ (Thai script)
- དྭཱ་ར྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒩𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *d(ʰ)wā́r, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwā́r, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr. Cognate with Latin foris, Ancient Greek θύρα (thúra), Old English duru, dor (whence English door).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dʋɑ́ːɾ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /d̪ʋɑːɾ/
Noun
द्वार् • (dvā́r) ?
- gate, door, entrance or issue
- (figuratively) expedient, means, opportunity
Related terms
- द्वार (dvā́ra)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “द्वार्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 504.