अश्वेत

Hindi

Etymology

Compound of अ- (a-) +‎ श्वेत (śvet). Compare Assamese অশ্বেত (osset), Bengali অশ্বেত (ośśet), Gujarati અશ્વેત (aśvet), Odia ଅଶ୍ବେତ (ôśbetô) and Punjabi ਅਸ਼ਵੇਤ (aśavet) .

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əʃ.ʋeːt̪/, [ɐʃ.ʋeːt̪]

Noun

अश्वेत • (aśvet) m or f by sense

  1. black person
    Synonym: (sometimes offensive) काला (kālā)
  2. person of color

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of अश्वेत (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अश्वेत
aśvet		 अश्वेत
aśvet
oblique अश्वेत
aśvet		 अश्वेतों
aśvetõ
vocative अश्वेत
aśvet		 अश्वेतो
aśveto
Declension of अश्वेत (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अश्वेत
aśvet		 अश्वेतें
aśvetẽ
oblique अश्वेत
aśvet		 अश्वेतों
aśvetõ
vocative अश्वेत
aśvet		 अश्वेतो
aśveto

Adjective

अश्वेत • (aśvet) (indeclinable)

  1. black (person of African descent)
  2. of color
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