Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 31, 2007 12:22
16 yrs ago
English term
crow
Non-PRO
English to Hindi
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Zoology
a bird that has a heavy bill, glossy black plumage, and rounded wings. I don't understand how the translation for it कौआ should be pronounced. According to the spelling I should pronounce it as koA (two vowels). My friend from India says that it is pronounced as kauA (three vowels). What is the right pronunciation of this word?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | kauA, kauvA, kauwA |
C.M. Rawal
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| 4 +4 | कौआ,कौवा,काक, काग- It is pronounced as कउआ (kau-A), kauvA, काक (kAk) काग(kAg) |
Rajan Chopra
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| 4 | kauwaa |
Pundora
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Oct 31, 2007 12:39: Rajan Chopra changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Nov 6, 2007 12:13: C.M. Rawal Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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kauA, kauvA, kauwA
It is pronounced as kauA, kauvA, kauwA. The Hindi words for crow are कौआ or कौवा.
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chaman4723
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Pundora
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धन्यवाद!
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chandan mishra
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धन्यवाद!
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Rajan Chopra
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कौआ,कौवा,काक, काग- It is pronounced as कउआ (kau-A), kauvA, काक (kAk) काग(kAg)
I have provided 4 Hindi equivalents for crow as well as the pronounciation.
क has the mAtrA of "bara ओ" i.e. औ which is pronounced in this manner, just like औरत is pronounced as Aurat.
Unfortunately, we don't have English>Hindi online dictionaries which give the pronounciation of Hindi words.
क has the mAtrA of "bara ओ" i.e. औ which is pronounced in this manner, just like औरत is pronounced as Aurat.
Unfortunately, we don't have English>Hindi online dictionaries which give the pronounciation of Hindi words.
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Kumud Verma
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Nitin Goyal
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chaman4723
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Pundora
: We may not have English>Hindi online dictionaries which give the pronounciation of Hindi words. But we can relate most, not all of course, to the English pronounciations.
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kauwaa
Pronounce 'kau' part similar to the 'sau' in 'sauce.'
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/sauce.html
Then pronounce 'waa' part exactly as the 'wa' in 'waft'.
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/waft.html
Combine these two without a pause and it makes 'Kauwaa'.
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/sauce.html
Then pronounce 'waa' part exactly as the 'wa' in 'waft'.
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/waft.html
Combine these two without a pause and it makes 'Kauwaa'.
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