प्रलय
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɾə.ləj/, [pɾə.l̪əj]
Noun
प्रलय • (pralay) m
- (Hinduism) pralaya: the periodic destruction of the lower 10 realms
- 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