दंभ
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀪 (daṃbha), from Sanskrit दम्भ (dambhá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪əmbʱ/
Noun
दंभ • (dambh) m
- conceit, pride, hubris
- Synonym: अभिमान (abhimān)
- ostentation, show
- Synonyms: आडंबर (āḍambar), दिखावा (dikhāvā)
Declension
| Declension of दंभ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | दंभ (dambh) | दंभ (dambh) |
| Oblique | दंभ (dambh) | दंभों (dambhõ) |
| Vocative | दंभ (dambh) | दंभो (dambho) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दंभ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dambhá (6181)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press