विवश

विवश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विवश (vivaśa), synchronically analysable as वि- (vi-, “out”) +‎ वश (vaś, “power”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ʋəʃ/

Adjective

विवश • (vivaś)

1. helpless, incapable

   Synonym: लाचार (lācār)

2. powerless, weak

   Synonyms: शक्तिहीन (śaktihīn), कमज़ोर (kamzor)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “विवश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press