छवि

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit छवि (chavi), from Proto-Indo-European *kew- (complexion, skin, beauty).[1] Compare the descendants of Proto-Germanic *hiwją (shape, form).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰə.ʋiː/, [t͡ʃʰɐ.ʋiː]

Noun

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छवि (chavif (Urdu spelling چهو)

  1. persona
  2. image
  3. beauty, lustre, splendour

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References

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  1. ^ Schriften zur germanischen Philologie. (1888). Germany: Weidmann, p. 207

Pali

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Noun

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छवि f

  1. skin
  2. tegument

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