कोतवाल
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian کوتوال (kotvāl), from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit कोटपाल (koṭapāla)/कोट्टपाल (koṭṭapāla) from कोट (koṭa)/कोट्ट (koṭṭa, “fort, castle”) + पाल (pāla, “guard, protector, keeper”). Doublet of कोटवाल (koṭvāl).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /koːt̪.ʋɑːl/, [koːt̪.wäːl̪]
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of कोतवाल (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कोतवाल kotvāl |
कोतवाल kotvāl |
| oblique | कोतवाल kotvāl |
कोतवालों kotvālõ |
| vocative | कोतवाल kotvāl |
कोतवालो kotvālo |
Declension of कोतवाल (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कोतवाल kotvāl |
कोतवालें kotvālẽ |
| oblique | कोतवाल kotvāl |
कोतवालों kotvālõ |
| vocative | कोतवाल kotvāl |
कोतवालो kotvālo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कोतवाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कोतवाल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कोटवाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कोटवाल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
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