ध्वस्त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वस्त (dhvasta), from the root ध्वृ (dhvṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʋəst̪/, [d̪ʱʋɐst̪]

Adjective

ध्वस्त • (dhvast) (indeclinable)

1. destroyed, obliterated

   Synonym: नष्ट (naṣṭ)

   बम गिरे और पूरा शहर ध्वस्त हो गया।

   bam gire aur pūrā śahar dhvast ho gayā.

   The bombs fell, and the whole city was obliterated.

Derived terms

• ध्वस्त करना (dhvast karnā)

References

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