ध्वस्त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वस्त (dhvasta), from the root ध्वृ (dhvṛ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʋəst̪/, [d̪ʱʋɐst̪]

Adjective

ध्वस्त • (dhvast) (indeclinable)

destroyed, obliterated
Synonym: नष्ट (naṣṭ)

बम गिरे और पूरा शहर ध्वस्त हो गया।
bam gire aur pūrā śahar dhvast ho gayā.
The bombs fell, and the whole city was obliterated.

Derived terms

ध्वस्त करना (dhvast karnā)

References

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

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