धारावाहिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धारावाहिक (dhārāvāhika).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑː.ɾɑː.ʋɑː.ɦɪk/, [d̪ʱäː.ɾäː.ʋäː.ɦɪk]

Adjective

धारावाहिक • (dhārāvāhik)

1. continuous, uninterrupted, consecutive

   Synonyms: क्रमिक (kramik), लगातार (lagātār)

Noun

धारावाहिक • (dhārāvāhik) m

1. series, soap opera, television series

   यह एक बहुत ही लोकप्रिय टीवी धारावाहिक है।

   yah ek bahut hī lokapriya ṭīvī dhārāvāhik hai.

   This is a very popular TV serial.

Declension

Declension of धारावाहिक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धारावाहिक dhārāvāhik	धारावाहिक dhārāvāhik
oblique	धारावाहिक dhārāvāhik	धारावाहिकों dhārāvāhikõ
vocative	धारावाहिक dhārāvāhik	धारावाहिको dhārāvāhiko

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “धारावाहिक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2458
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “धारावाहिक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 329.