निधुवन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निधुवन (nidhuvana).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.d̪ʱʊ.ʋən/, [nɪ.d̪ʱʊ.ʋɐ̃n]

Noun

निधुवन • (nidhuvan) m (Urdu spelling نِدھُوَن)

sexual intercourse
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:संभोग
(regional) amusement, diversion

Declension

Declension of *निधुवन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	निधुवन nidhuvan	निधुवन nidhuvan
oblique	निधुवन nidhuvan	निधुवनों nidhuvanõ
vocative	निधुवन nidhuvan	निधुवनो nidhuvano

References

Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “निधुवन”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

Etymology

नि- (ni-) +‎ धुवन (dhuvana).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ni.dʱu.ʋɐ.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪i.d̪ʱu.ʋɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

निधुवन • (nidhuvana) stem, ?

copulation

Descendants

→ Hindustani: (learned)
Hindi: निधुवन (nidhuvan)

Urdu: نِدھُوَن (nidhuvan)