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

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