गवारा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گواره (guvāra), compare گواریدن (guvāridan, “to digest”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.ʋɑː.ɾɑː/, [ɡɐ.ʋäː.ɾäː]

Adjective

गवारा • (gavārā) (Urdu spelling گوارہ)

1. digestible
2. (figuratively) agreeable, acceptable, bearable

   Synonym: स्वीकृत (svīkŕt)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गवारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press