भगवा

Hindi

Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit भगवत् (bhagavat, “holy”). Cognate to Marathi भगवा (bhagvā), Gujarati ભગવો (bhagvo).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱəɡ.ʋɑː/, [bʱɐɡ.wäː]

Noun

भगवा • (bhagvā) m

  1. saffron, red-ochre colour, often associated with Hinduism
    Synonyms: केसर (kesar), केसरी (kesrī), गेरुआ (geruā), ज़ाफ़रान (zāfrān)
  2. a kind of saffron cloth

Declension
Declension of भगवा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct भगवा
bhagvā		 भगवे
bhagve
oblique भगवे
bhagve		 भगवों
bhagvõ
vocative भगवे
bhagve		 भगवो
bhagvo

Adjective

भगवा • (bhagvā) (indeclinable)

  1. saffron-coloured
    Synonyms: केसरी (kesrī), केसरिया (kesriyā), गेरुआ (geruā), ज़ाफ़रान (zāfrān)
  2. (politics) Hindu nationalist; right-wing
  3. (historical) pertaining to the Maratha Empire

Usage notes

Can be declinable or indeclinable.

Declension
Declension of भगवा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct भगवा
bhagvā		 भगवे
bhagve		 भगवी
bhagvī		 भगवी
bhagvī
oblique भगवे
bhagve		 भगवे
bhagve		 भगवी
bhagvī		 भगवी
bhagvī
vocative भगवे
bhagve		 भगवे
bhagve		 भगवी
bhagvī		 भगवी
bhagvī

Derived terms
  • भगवा ध्वज (bhagvā dhvaj) (a saffron flag used by Hindu devotees and Hindu nationalists)

Descendants
  • → English: bhagwa

References

Marathi

Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit भगवत् (bhagavat, “holy”). Cognate to Hindi भगवा (bhagvā), Gujarati ભગવો (bhagvo).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʱəɡ.ʋa/

Adjective

भगवा • (bhagvā)

  1. orange-colored, saffron-coloured
    Synonym: केशरी (keśrī)
  • भगवे (bhagve) (adjective)
  • भगवी (bhagvī) (adjective)

Noun

भगवा • (bhagvā) m

  1. orange (color)
  2. flag of the Maratha Empire
Colors in Marathi · रंग (raṅga) (layout · text)
     पांढरा (pāṇḍhrā)      पारवा (pārvā), राखाडी (rākhāḍī)      काळा (kāḷā)
             लाल (lāl), तांबडा (tāmbḍā); [Term?]              केशरी (keśrī), भगवा (bhagvā); तपकिरी (tapkirī)              पिवळा (pivḷā); [Term?]
             पोपटी (popṭī)              हिरवा (hirvā)              [Term?]; [Term?]
             [Term?]; आकाशी (ākāśī)              [Term?]              निळा (niḷā)
             [Term?]; [Term?]              [Term?]; जांभळा (j̈āmbhaḷā)              गुलाबी (gulābī)

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Noun

भगवा (bhagavā)

  1. Devanagari script form of bhagavā, which is nominative/vocative singular of भगवन्त् (bhagavant, “fortunate one”)
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