विरुद्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विरुद्ध (viruddha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ɾʊd̪d̪ʱ/, [ʋɪ.ɾʊd̪(ː)ʱ]

Adjective

विरुद्ध • (viruddh) (indeclinable)

1. against, opposed

   Synonym: ख़िलाफ़ (xilāf)

2. contrary, opposite

Derived terms

• के विरुद्ध (ke viruddh)

Related terms

• विरोध (virodh)

References

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

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋi.ɾud.dʱɐ/, [ʋi.ɾud̚.dʱɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋi.ɾud̪.d̪ʱɐ/, [ʋi.ɾud̪̚.d̪ʱɐ]

Preposition

विरुद्ध • (viruddha)

1. against

Descendants

• Khmer: ពិរុទ្ធ (pi’rut)