गिरावट
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
गिरना (girnā, “to fall”) + -आवट (-āvaṭ)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गिरावट • (girāvaṭ) f (Urdu spelling گِراوَٹ)
- fall, downfall
- decrease, decline
- दरों में गिरावट ― darõ mẽ girāvaṭ ― decline in prices
- degradation
- चरित्र की गिरावट ― caritra kī girāvaṭ ― degradation of character
Declension edit
Declension of गिरावट (fem cons-stem)
Synonyms edit
- पतन (patan)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गिरावट”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.