दवाख़ाना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دواخانه (dawāxāna). Compare Punjabi ਦਵਾਖ਼ਾਨਾ (davāxānā) / دواخانہ (doāxānh), Gujarati દવાખાનું (davākhānũ), Marathi दवाखाना (davākhānā), Kannada ದವಾಖಾನೆ (davākhāne). By surface analysis, दवा (davā, medicine) + ख़ाना (xānā, place).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ə.ʋɑː.xɑː.nɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ʋäː.xäː.näː], /d̪ə.ʋɑː.kʰɑː.nɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ʋäː.kʰäː.näː]

Noun

दवाख़ाना • (davāxānā) m (Urdu spelling دواخانہ)

  1. pharmacy

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: davakhana
  • Telugu: దవాఖానా (davākhānā)

References

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