ध्वस्त

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वस्त (dhvasta), from the root ध्वृ (dhvṛ).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʋəst̪/, [d̪ʱʋɐst̪]

Adjective[edit]

ध्वस्त • (dhvast) (indeclinable)

destroyed, obliterated
Synonym: नष्ट (naṣṭ)

बम गिरे और पूरा शहर ध्वस्त हो गया।
bam gire aur pūrā śahar dhvast ho gayā.
The bombs fell, and the whole city was obliterated.

Derived terms[edit]

ध्वस्त करना (dhvast karnā)

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ध्वस्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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