लावा

लावा

Hindi

Etymology 1

From लाना (lānā) +‎ -वा (-vā).

Noun

लावा • (lāvā) m (Urdu spelling لاوا‎)

1. bringer

Declension

Declension of लावा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लावा lāvā	लावे lāve
oblique	लावे lāve	लावों lāvõ
vocative	लावे lāve	लावो lāvo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀸𑀬 (lāya), from Sanskrit लाज (lājá).

Noun

लावा • (lāvā) m (Urdu spelling لاوا‎)

1. parched wheat

   Synonym: लाई (lāī)

Declension

Declension of लावा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लावा lāvā	लावे lāve
oblique	लावे lāve	लावों lāvõ
vocative	लावे lāve	लावो lāvo

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English lava.

Noun

लावा • (lāvā) m (Urdu spelling لاوا‎)

1. lava

   Synonym: आग्नेयोद्गार (āgneyodgār)

Declension

Declension of लावा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लावा lāvā	लावा lāvā
oblique	लावा lāvā	लावाओं lāvāõ
vocative	लावा lāvā	लावाओ lāvāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लावा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lājá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Colin P. Masica (1979), “Aryan and non-Aryan elements in North Indian agriculture”, in M. Deshpande and P. E. Hook, editors, Aryan and Non-Aryan in India‎, Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151

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Etymology

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Noun

लावा (transliteration needed)

1. consciousness