अश्वेत

Hindi

Etymology

Compound of अ- (a-) + श्वेत (śvet). Compare Assamese অশ্বেত (osset), Bengali অশ্বেত (ośśet), Gujarati અશ્વેત (aśvet), Oriya ଅଶ୍ବେତ (ôśbetô) and Punjabi ਅਸ਼ਵੇਤ (aśavet) .

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əʃ.ʋeːt̪/

Noun

अश्वेत (aśvet) m or f by sense

  1. black person
    Synonym: (sometimes offensive) काला (kālā)
  2. person of color

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Adjective

अश्वेत (aśvet) (indeclinable)

  1. black (person of African descent)
  2. of color
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