सेविका

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सेविका (sevikā). Doublet of सेवँई (sevãī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /seː.ʋɪ.kɑː/, [seː.ʋɪ.käː]

Noun

सेविका • (sevikā) f (masculine सेवक) (rare, formal)

  1. a maid, female servant
  2. Sevai (a kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar)

Declension

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Derived from the root सेव् (sev) + -इका (-ikā).

Pronunciation

Noun

सेविका • (sevikā) stem, f (masculine सेवक)

  1. a maid, female servant
  2. Sevai (a kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of सेविका (sevikā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सेविका
sevikā
सेविके
sevike
सेविकाः
sevikāḥ
Vocative सेविके
sevike
सेविके
sevike
सेविकाः
sevikāḥ
Accusative सेविकाम्
sevikām
सेविके
sevike
सेविकाः
sevikāḥ
Instrumental सेविकया / सेविका¹
sevikayā / sevikā¹
सेविकाभ्याम्
sevikābhyām
सेविकाभिः
sevikābhiḥ
Dative सेविकायै
sevikāyai
सेविकाभ्याम्
sevikābhyām
सेविकाभ्यः
sevikābhyaḥ
Ablative सेविकायाः / सेविकायै²
sevikāyāḥ / sevikāyai²
सेविकाभ्याम्
sevikābhyām
सेविकाभ्यः
sevikābhyaḥ
Genitive सेविकायाः / सेविकायै²
sevikāyāḥ / sevikāyai²
सेविकयोः
sevikayoḥ
सेविकानाम्
sevikānām
Locative सेविकायाम्
sevikāyām
सेविकयोः
sevikayoḥ
सेविकासु
sevikāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (*seviṃgā)
  • Hindi: सेविका (sevikā) (learned)

References

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