प्रेरणा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रेरणा (preraṇā, “driving, urging”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾeːɾ.ɳɑː/, [pɾeːɾ.ɳäː]

Noun

प्रेरणा • (prerṇā) f

1. motivation, urge, inspiration

   माँ की प्रेरणा से मैंने नया घर लिया है।

   mā̃ kī prerṇā se ma͠ine nayā ghar liyā hai.

   With mother's motivation I have bought a new home.

Declension

Declension of प्रेरणा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रेरणा prerṇā	प्रेरणाएँ prerṇāẽ
oblique	प्रेरणा prerṇā	प्रेरणाओं prerṇāõ
vocative	प्रेरणा prerṇā	प्रेरणाओ prerṇāo

Proper noun

प्रेरणा • (prerṇā) f

1. a female given name, Prerna, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of प्रेरणा (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	प्रेरणा prerṇā
oblique	प्रेरणा prerṇā
vocative	प्रेरणा prerṇā

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “प्रेरणा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3246
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “प्रेरणा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 472
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रेरणा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 671
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “प्रेरणा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 416.