कवाईत

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قواعد‎, from Arabic قَوَاعِد‎ (qawāʕid), plural of قَاعِدَة‎ (qāʕida). Related to कायदा (kāydā). Compare Gujarati કવાયત (kavāyat), Hindustani قَوَاعِد‎ / क़वायद (qavāyad), Kannada ಕವಾಯತು (kavāyatu), Telugu కవాతు (kavātu), Sindhi قَوَاعِدُ‎ / क़वाइद, Punjabi ਕਵਾਇਦ (kavāida) / قَواعد‎ (qauā‘d).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kə.ʋait̪/, [kə.ʋaiːt̪]

Noun

कवाईत • (kavāīt) f

  1. drill (military exercise)

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “कवाईत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कवाईत,_कवाईद”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “कवाईत-द”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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