ध्वस्त
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit ध्वस्त (dhvasta), from the root ध्वृ (dhvṛ).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editध्वस्त • (dhvast) (indeclinable)
- 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
edit- ध्वस्त करना (dhvast karnā)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ध्वस्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press