Evenfall in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “evenfall” in Hindi is शाम, pronounced sham — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
the time of day immediately following sunset
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšápā
Proto-Iranian *xšápā
Proto-Iranian *-yah
Proto-Iranian *xšáfnyah
Classical Persian شامbor.
Hindi शाम
Borrowed from Classical Persian شام (šām), from Proto-Iranian *xšáfnyah. Cognate with Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣap, “night”); despite phonetic and semantic similarity, not related to Sanskrit श्यामा (śyāmā, “night, shadow”), which derives from a different root.
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Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšápā
Proto-Iranian *xšápā
Proto-Iranian *-yah
Proto-Iranian *xšáfnyah
Classical Persian شامbor.
Hindi शाम
Borrowed from Classical Persian شام (šām), from Proto-Iranian *xšáfnyah. Cognate with Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣap, “night”); despite phonetic and semantic similarity, not related to Sanskrit श्यामा (śyāmā, “night, shadow”), which derives from a different root.
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