मापन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मापन (māpana).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.pən/, [mäː.pɐ̃n]

Noun

मापन • (māpan) m

1. measurement, measuring, determination

   Synonym: नाप (nāp)

   वैज्ञानिक प्रयोगों में सटीक मापन का बहुत महत्व होता है।

   vaijñānik prayogõ mẽ saṭīk māpan kā bahut mahatva hotā hai.

   Accurate measurement is very important in scientific experiments.

2. scale, balance

   Synonym: तुला (tulā)

Declension

Declension of मापन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मापन māpan	मापन māpan
oblique	मापन māpan	मापनों māpanõ
vocative	मापन māpan	मापनो māpano

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मापन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3891
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मापन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 806