ध्वस्त
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वस्त (dhvasta), from the root ध्वृ (dhvṛ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ʱʋəst̪/
Adjective
ध्वस्त • (dhvast)
- destroyed, obliterated
- 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.
- Synonym: नष्ट (naṣṭ)
Derived terms
- ध्वस्त करना (dhvast karnā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ध्वस्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press