ह्रास

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ह्रास (hrāsa).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɾɑːs/, [ɦɾäːs]

Noun

ह्रास • (hrās) m

lessening, decrease
diminution, decrement, reduction, decay, decline, deterioration
deficiency
decadence, degeneration

Declension

Declension of ह्रास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ह्रास hrās	ह्रास hrās
oblique	ह्रास hrās	ह्रासों hrāsõ
vocative	ह्रास hrās	ह्रासो hrāso

Derived terms

ह्रासोन्मुख (hrāsonmukh)
ह्रासोन्मुखी (hrāsonmukhī)

References

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.