बारूद
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बारूत (bārūt) — uncommon
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بارود (bārūd), from Arabic بَارُود (bārūd).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑː.ɾuːd̪/, [bäː.ɾuːd̪]
Noun
बारूद • (bārūd) f (Urdu spelling بارود)
- gunpowder
- Synonyms: गन पाउडर (gan pāuḍar), काला पाउडर (kālā pāuḍar)
- विस्फोटक बारूद बहुत ख़तरनाक है।
- visphoṭak bārūd bahut xatarnāk hai.
- Explosive gunpowder is very dangerous.
- आतंकवादी ने इमारत को बारूद से उड़ाया।
- ātaṅkvādī ne imārat ko bārūd se uṛāyā.
- A terrorist blew up the building with gunpowder.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बारूद bārūd |
बारूदें bārūdẽ |
| oblique | बारूद bārūd |
बारूदों bārūdõ |
| vocative | बारूद bārūd |
बारूदो bārūdo |
Derived terms
- बारूदख़ाना (bārūdxānā, “gunpowder/ammunition storehouse”)
- बारूदी (bārūdī, “of or pertaining to gunpowder”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बारूद”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बारूद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House