अवज्ञा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवज्ञा (avajñā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.ʋəɡ.jɑː/, [ɐ.ʋɐɡ.jäː]

Noun

अवज्ञा • (avajñā) f

1. disrespect, contempt

   Synonyms: अनादर (anādar), अपमान (apmān), बेइज़्ज़ती (beizzatī)

Declension

Declension of अवज्ञा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अवज्ञा avajñā	अवज्ञाएँ avajñāẽ
oblique	अवज्ञा avajñā	अवज्ञाओं avajñāõ
vocative	अवज्ञा avajñā	अवज्ञाओ avajñāo

Derived terms

• अवज्ञा करना (avajñā karnā)

References

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