पथराव

Hindi

Etymology

From पत्थर (patthar, “stone”) + -आव (-āv, “verbal noun suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pət̪ʰ.ɾɑːʋ/, [pɐt̪ʰ.ɾäːʋ]

Noun

पथराव • (pathrāv) m

1. stone-throwing, stoning
2. pelting of stones

   Synonym: पत्थरबाज़ी (pattharbāzī)

Declension

Declension of पथराव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पथराव pathrāv	पथराव pathrāv
oblique	पथराव pathrāv	पथरावों pathrāvõ
vocative	पथराव pathrāv	पथरावो pathrāvo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पथराव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2800
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “पथराव”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 393
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पथराव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 597
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पथराव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 371.