दिग्गज
Hindi
FWOTD – 21 July 2018
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दिग्गज (diggaja), from दिग् (dig, “quarter, region (of the world)”) + गज (gaja, “elephant”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪɡ.ɡəd͡ʒ/
Noun
दिग्गज • (diggaj) m
- (Hinduism) one of the mythological elephants that support the weight of the Earth
- (figuratively) a legendary person, someone who is larger than life
Declension
Declension of दिग्गज (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दिग्गज diggaj | दिग्गज diggaj |
| oblique | दिग्गज diggaj | दिग्गजों diggajõ |
| vocative | दिग्गज diggaj | दिग्गजो diggajo |
Adjective
दिग्गज • (diggaj) (indeclinable)
- colossal, giant, great, legendary, larger than life
- 2018 July 18, “कांग्रेस कार्यसमिति में सीपी जोशी, दिग्विजय सिंह सहित कई दिग्गजों को जगह नहीं”, in Dainik Bhaskar:
- कांग्रेस कार्य समिति में 51 सदस्यों को शामिल किया गया है। इनमें 23 सदस्य, 19 स्थायी आमंत्रित सदस्य और 9 विशेष आमंत्रित सदस्य होंगे। कांग्रेस के कई दिग्गज नेताओं को इसमें जगह नहीं मिली है।
- kāṅgres kārya samiti mẽ 51 sadasyõ ko śāmil kiyā gayā hai. inamẽ 23 sadasya, 19 sthāyī āmantrit sadasya aur 9 viśeṣ āmantrit sadasya hoṅge. kāṅgres ke kaī diggaj netāõ ko ismẽ jagah nahī̃ milī hai.
- 51 members have been appointed to the Congress Working Committee. From these there will be 23 members, 19 permanently invited members, and 9 specially invited members. Many larger-than-life leaders of the Congress part have not been given a spot.
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