अथवा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā), from अथ (atha) +‎ वा (vā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ət̪ʰ.ʋɑː/, [ət̪ʰ.ʋäː]
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Conjunction

अथवा • (athvā) (formal)

  1. either ... or ...
    Synonym: या (yā)

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

अथवा • (athawā)

  1. either ... or ...

Adverb

अथवा • (athawā)

  1. or else, otherwise
  2. if so, if that is the case
  3. somewhere between ... and ...
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