विध्वंस

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विध्वंस (vidhvaṃsa); equivalent to वि- (vi-) +‎ ध्वंस (dhvans).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪd̪ʱ.ʋəns/, [ʋɪd̪ʱ.ʋɐ̃ns]

Noun

विध्वंस • (vidhvans) m

1. destruction, demolition, ruin

Declension

Declension of विध्वंस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विध्वंस vidhvans	विध्वंस vidhvans
oblique	विध्वंस vidhvans	विध्वंसों vidhvansõ
vocative	विध्वंस vidhvans	विध्वंसो vidhvanso

Derived terms

• विध्वंस करना (vidhvans karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विध्वंस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press