वसुंधरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वसुन्धरा (vasundharā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋə.sʊn.d̪ʱɾɑː/, [ʋɐ.sʊ̃n̪.d̪ʱɾäː]

Noun

वसुंधरा • (vasundhrā) f

1. earth

   Synonyms: पृथ्वी (pŕthvī), धरती (dhartī), भूमि (bhūmi), धरा (dharā)

   हरी-भरी वसुंधरा मन को शांति प्रदान करती है।

   harī-bharī vasundhrā man ko śānti pradān kartī hai.

   The green earth provides peace to the mind.

2. world
3. soil, land

Declension

Declension of वसुंधरा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वसुंधरा vasundhrā	वसुंधराएँ vasundhrāẽ
oblique	वसुंधरा vasundhrā	वसुंधराओं vasundhrāõ
vocative	वसुंधरा vasundhrā	वसुंधराओ vasundhrāo

Proper noun

वसुंधरा • (vasundhrā) f

1. a female given name, Vasundhara, from Sanskrit

Declension

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

	singular
direct	वसुंधरा vasundhrā
oblique	वसुंधरा vasundhrā
vocative	वसुंधरा vasundhrā

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वसुंधरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4399
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “वसुंधरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 692
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वसुंधरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 911