बचाव

Hindi

Etymology

From बचना, बचाना (bacnā, bacānā, “to be saved; to save”) +‎ -आव (-āv).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bə.t͡ʃɑːʋ/

Noun

बचाव • (bacāv) m

  1. safety, keeping safe; protection
    Synonyms: रक्षा (rakṣā), संरक्षण (sanrakṣaṇ), हिफ़ाज़त (hifāzat)
  2. escape, evasion (of an accident); rescue
    मुझे हादसे से उसके बचाव की ख़बर अभी मिली।
    mujhe hādse se uske bacāv kī xabar abhī milī.
    I just got to know of his rescue from the accident.
  3. defence (UK), defense (US)
  4. saving (of money)
    Synonym: बचत (bacat)
  5. reserve, reticence

Declension
Declension of बचाव
Singular Plural
Direct बचाव (bacāv) बचाव (bacāv)
Oblique बचाव (bacāv) बचावों (bacāvõ)
Vocative बचाव (bacāv) बचावो (bacāvo)

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बचाव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बचाव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “बचाव”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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