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"Medicine" in Hindi: दवा

दवाdava

Say it: da-VAfeminine noun/d̪əʋɑː/

Note: also: दवाई (davaai)

Medicine in Hindi is दवा (dava), feminine; दवाई (davaai) is a common twin form. Dose talk: दवा समय पर लो.

After fever

बुखार की दवा रात को लीजिए।

bukhaar ki dava raat ko lijiye.

Take the fever medicine at night.
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How to pronounce दवा

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da-VA

/d̪əʋɑː/

Dava is da-VA. Soft dental d, open va. Two light beats. Davaai adds a long aa-i.

"Medicine" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
दवाdavamedicine

Default noun.

दवाईdavaaimedicine

Very common alternate.

दवा लेनाdava lenato take medicine

Dose routine.

दर्द की दवाdard ki davapain medicine

Type.

How to use दवा in real life

  1. 1After fever

    बुखार की दवा रात को लीजिए।

    bukhaar ki dava raat ko lijiye.

    Take the fever medicine at night.

    Dose timing.

  2. 2Chemist counter

    यह दवा बिना पर्चे के मिलेगी?

    yah dava bina parche ke milegi?

    Will this medicine be available without a prescription?

    OTC ask.

  3. 3Reminder

    आपने सुबह की दवा ली?

    aapne subah ki dava li?

    Did you take the morning medicine?

    Care check.

Mistakes English speakers make with दवा

Incorrect: Mera dava

Correct: Meri दवा

Dava is feminine: meri dava.

Incorrect: Only English medicine at home

Correct: Family talk uses दवा / दवाई

Hindi home speech prefers दवा.

Good to know

People say दवा and दवाई freely. Chemists ask पर्चे के साथ. Ayurvedic and allopathic both get called दवा in casual talk.

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Checking a dose with a family member

  1. ChatPal

    डॉक्टर ने कौन सी दवा दी?

    doctor ne kaun si dava di?

    Which medicine did the doctor give?

  2. You

    दो दवा हैं एक सुबह, एक रात।

    do dava hain — ek subah, ek raat.

    There are two medicines — one morning, one night.

  3. ChatPal

    पानी के साथ दवा लें।

    paani ke saath dava len.

    Take the medicine with water.

  4. You

    ठीक है, दवा का अलार्म लगाऊँगा।

    theek hai, dava ka alarm lagaaoonga.

    Okay — I'll set a medicine alarm.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Medicine" in Hindi

दवा vs दवाई?

Same meaning; both everyday.

Gender?

Feminine: meri dava.

Take medicine?

Dava lena / dava lo.

Painkiller?

Dard ki dava.

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