द्वार

Hindi

noun
Definitions
  • door
  • gate, opening; any means of entrance
  • way, means

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वार (door, passage, gate) derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dwā́ram derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwā́ram derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰworom (enclosure, courtyard, i.e. something enclosed by the door, or the place outside, i.e. through the door).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰworom

Gloss

enclosure, courtyard, i.e. something enclosed by the door, or the place outside, i.e. through the door

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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