अथवा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

अथवा • (athvā) (formal)

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

Nepali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

अथवा • (athawā)

  1. either ... or ...

Adverb[edit]

अथवा • (athawā)

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