प्रलय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.ləj/, [pɾɐ.lɐj]

Noun

प्रलय • (pralay) m

(Hinduism) pralaya: the periodic destruction of the lower 10 realms
apocalypse; destruction, annihilation
Synonyms: क़यामत (qayāmat), नाश (nāś), विनाश (vināś)

Declension

Declension of प्रलय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रलय pralay	प्रलय pralay
oblique	प्रलय pralay	प्रलयों pralayõ
vocative	प्रलय pralay	प्रलयो pralayo

Derived terms

महाप्रलय (mahāpralay)

References

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

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