दमन

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.mən/, [d̪ɐ.mɐ̃n]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit दमन (damana).

Noun

दमन • (daman) m

1. suppression, subduing
2. oppression

   स्त्री-दमन ― strī-daman ― the oppression of women

Declension

Declension of दमन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दमन daman	दमन daman
oblique	दमन daman	दमनों damanõ
vocative	दमन daman	दमनो damano

Derived terms

• दमन करना (daman karnā)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

दमन • (daman) m

1. Daman (a city, the capital of Daman district, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India)
2. Daman (a district of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India)

Declension

Declension of दमन (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	दमन daman
oblique	दमन daman
vocative	दमन daman

References

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