त्रासदी
Hindi
Etymology
Coined from New Sanskrit त्रासद (trāsada, “tragic, saddening”, adjective) + -ई (-ī, feminine suffix), with influence from English tragedy.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ɾɑːs.d̪iː/, [t̪ɾäːs.d̪iː]
Noun
त्रासदी • (trāsdī) f
- tragedy
- यहाँ बहुत गंभीर त्रासदी हुई है।
- yahā̃ bahut gambhīr trāsdī huī hai.
- A very serious tragedy has occurred here.
Declension
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “त्रासदी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “त्रासदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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