दंश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दंश (daṃśa). Doublet of डंक (ḍaṅk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ənʃ/, [d̪ɐ̃ɲʃ]

Noun

दंश • (dañś) m

1. bite, sting (e.g. from an insect)

   Synonym: काट (kāṭ)

   दंश देना ― dañś denā ― to bite/sting

Declension

Declension of दंश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दंश dañś	दंश dañś
oblique	दंश dañś	दंशों dañśõ
vocative	दंश dañś	दंशो dañśo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “दंश”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2197
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “दंश”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 302
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दंश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 473