संहार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संहार (saṃhāra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə̃.ɦɑːɾ/, [sɐ̃.ɦäːɾ], /səŋ.ɦɑːɾ/, [sɐ̃ŋ.ɦäːɾ]

Noun

संहार • (sãhār) m

1. coming together
2. total destruction, ruin, annihilation

   Synonym: नाश (nāś)

3. massacre, killing, slaughter

References

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

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संहार (saṃhāra).

Noun

संहार • (sauhār) m

1. destruction
2. extinction, exhaustion
3. collectedness
4. abridgment

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “संहार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “संहार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press