बेवान
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Hindi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀡 (vimāṇa), from Sanskrit विमान (vimāna, “flying vehicle”). Doublet of विमान (vimān).
Noun[edit]
बेवान • (bevān) m
- (mostly in Awadhi) (self-moving) aerial vehicle of a deity; aerial chariot
- Synonym: विमान (vimān)
- (rare) aircraft
- Synonyms: वायु-यान (vāyu-yān), हवाई जहाज़ (havāī jahāz), विमान (vimān)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
बेवान • (bevān) m
- Alternative form of बेवाण (bevāṇ)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेवान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vimā́na”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press