शव
See also: शिव and श्वा
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शव (śava).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃəʋ/
Noun
शव • (śav) m (Urdu spelling شو)
- corpse, dead body
- मलबे के नीचे से कई शव मिले। ― malbe ke nīce se kaī śav mile. ― Many dead bodies were recovered from the debris.
- नेताजी का शव भारत लाया गया। ― netājī kā śav bhārat lāyā gayā. ― The dead body of the leader was brought to India.
Declension
Declension of शव (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शव śav | शव śav |
| oblique | शव śav | शवों śavõ |
| vocative | शव śav | शवो śavo |
Synonyms
- लाश (lāś)
Derived terms
- शवदाह (śavdāh, “cremation”)
- शवस्थान (śavsthān, “crematorium”)
- शवपरीक्षा (śavprīkṣā, “autopsy, post-mortem”)
- शवशाला (śavśālā, “mortuary”)
- शवसंस्कार (śavsanskār, “funeral rites”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “शव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “शव”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House