दुर्मना

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुर्मनस् (durmanas). Doublet of दुमन (duman) and दुश्मन (duśman).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊɾ.mə.nɑː/, [d̪ʊɾ.mɐ.näː]

Adjective

दुर्मना • (durmanā) (indeclinable) (rare, formal)

1. bad-minded, evil
2. sad, melancholy

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दुर्मना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha