गिरावट
Hindi
Etymology
गिरना (girnā, “to fall”) + -आवट (-āvaṭ)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɪ.ɾɑː.ʋəʈ/, [ɡɪ.ɾäː.ʋɐʈ]
- Rhymes: -ɑː.ʋəʈ
Noun
गिरावट • (girāvaṭ) f (Urdu spelling گِراوَٹ)
- fall, downfall
- decrease, decline
- दरों में गिरावट ― darõ mẽ girāvaṭ ― decline in prices
- degradation
- चरित्र की गिरावट ― caritra kī girāvaṭ ― degradation of character
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गिरावट girāvaṭ |
गिरावटें girāvaṭẽ |
| oblique | गिरावट girāvaṭ |
गिरावटों girāvaṭõ |
| vocative | गिरावट girāvaṭ |
गिरावटो girāvaṭo |
Synonyms
- पतन (patan)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गिरावट”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.