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दुःख

See also: दूःख, देखो, दाख, देख, देखि, दुखी, and दुःखी

Hindi edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʊkʰ/

Noun edit

दुःख • (duḥkh) m (Urdu spelling دکھ)

  1. sorrow, grief, sadness
    Synonyms: ग़म (ġam), उदासी (udāsī)
    अपना दुःख मित्र के साथ बाँटना चाहिए।
    apnā duḥkh mitra ke sāth bā̃ṭnā cāhie.
    You should share your sorrows with friends.
  2. suffering, distress
    Synonym: कष्ट (kaṣṭ)
    Antonym: सुख (sukh)
    उसने जीवन में बहुत दुःख उठाया।
    usne jīvan mẽ bahut duḥkh uṭhāyā.
    He has endured much suffering in his life.

Declension edit

Declension of दुःख (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दुःख
duḥkh 		दुःख
duḥkh
oblique दुःख
duḥkh 		दुःखों
duḥkhõ
vocative दुःख
duḥkh 		दुःखो
duḥkho

References edit

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दुःख”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Nepali edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

दुःख • (duḥkha)

  1. sorrow, grief, sadness
  2. suffering, distress
    Synonyms: वेदना (vedanā), कष्ट (kaṣṭa), क्लेश (kleś)
    Antonym: सुख (sukha)
  3. trouble, hardship
    Synonym: तकलीफ (taklīph)
  4. shortage, need

References edit

  • “दुःख”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दुःख”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit edit

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Etymology edit

Probably reborrowed from a Prakrit form of earlier दुःस्थ (duḥstha, “poor”), from दुस्- (dus-) +‎ स्थ (stha).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

दुःख • (duḥkhá) stem, n

  1. sorrow, distress, suffering, grief, misery, uneasiness, pain

Declension edit

Neuter a-stem declension of दुःख (duḥkhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दुःखम्
duḥkhám 		दुःखे
duḥkhé 		दुःखानि / दुःखा¹
duḥkhā́ni / duḥkhā́¹
Vocative दुःख
dúḥkha 		दुःखे
dúḥkhe 		दुःखानि / दुःखा¹
dúḥkhāni / dúḥkhā¹
Accusative दुःखम्
duḥkhám 		दुःखे
duḥkhé 		दुःखानि / दुःखा¹
duḥkhā́ni / duḥkhā́¹
Instrumental दुःखेन
duḥkhéna 		दुःखाभ्याम्
duḥkhā́bhyām 		दुःखैः / दुःखेभिः¹
duḥkhaíḥ / duḥkhébhiḥ¹
Dative दुःखाय
duḥkhā́ya 		दुःखाभ्याम्
duḥkhā́bhyām 		दुःखेभ्यः
duḥkhébhyaḥ
Ablative दुःखात्
duḥkhā́t 		दुःखाभ्याम्
duḥkhā́bhyām 		दुःखेभ्यः
duḥkhébhyaḥ
Genitive दुःखस्य
duḥkhásya 		दुःखयोः
duḥkháyoḥ 		दुःखानाम्
duḥkhā́nām
Locative दुःखे
duḥkhé 		दुःखयोः
duḥkháyoḥ 		दुःखेषु
duḥkhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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Adjective edit

दुःख • (duḥkhá)

  1. painful, uncomfortable, uneasy, difficult
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