अवगुण

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवगुण (avaguṇa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əʋ.ɡʊɳ/, [ɐʋ.ɡʊ̃ɳ]

Noun[edit]

अवगुण (avguṇm

  1. shortcoming, fault, defect
    Antonym: सद्गुण (sadguṇ)
    • 1837 – 1881, Shardha Ram Phillauri, Om Jai Jagdish Hare :
      भक्त जनों के संकट
      दास जनों के अवगुण
      क्षण में दूर करें
      bhakt janõ ke saṅkaṭ
      dās janõ ke avguṇ
      kṣaṇ mẽ dūr karẽ
      the problems of the faithful
      the faults of the servants
      all made to disappear in an instant

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