प्रलय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɾə.ləj/, [pɾɐ.lɐj], /pɾə.lɛː/, [pɾɐ.lɛː]

Noun

प्रलय • (pralaym

  1. (Hinduism) pralaya: the periodic destruction of the lower 10 realms
  2. apocalypse; destruction, annihilation
    Synonyms: क़यामत (qayāmat), नाश (nāś), विनाश (vināś)

Declension

Declension of प्रलय (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct प्रलय
pralay
प्रलय
pralay
oblique प्रलय
pralay
प्रलयों
pralayõ
vocative प्रलय
pralay
प्रलयो
pralayo

Derived terms

  • महाप्रलय (mahāpralay)

References