नाव-तोड़

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From नाव (nāv, “boat, ship”) +‎ तोड़ (toṛ, “break”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑːʋ.t̪oːɽ/, [näːʋ.t̪oːɽ]

Noun

नाव-तोड़ • (nāv-toṛ) m

  1. (archaic, sailing) shipwreck
    Synonym: जहाज़-शिकनी (jahāz-śiknī)
    • 1849, The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Translated from the Original Greek, page 484:
      ...नाव तोड़ में पड़ा २५ एक रात दिन समुद्र में काटा
      ...nāv toṛ mẽ paṛā 25 ek rāt din samudra mẽ kāṭā
      ...spent some 25 days and night lying in shipwreck under the sea.

References
  • A Laskari Dictionary in English and Hindustani, p. 52
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