मूसलधार
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मुसलाधार (muslādhār)
Etymology
From मूसल (mūsal, “pestle”) + धार (dhār, “flow”). Compare Marathi मुसळधार (musaḷdhār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muː.səl.d̪ʱɑːɾ/, [muː.s̪əl̪.d̪ʱäːɾ]
Noun
मूसलधार • (mūsaldhār) m
- pelting rain, torrential rain
Declension
Declension of मूसलधार (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मूसलधार mūsaldhār | मूसलधार mūsaldhār |
| oblique | मूसलधार mūsaldhār | मूसलधारों mūsaldhārõ |
| vocative | मूसलधार mūsaldhār | मूसलधारो mūsaldhāro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “मूसल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press