हिमाचल प्रदेश

Hindi

Etymology

Compound of हिमाचल (himācal) +‎ प्रदेश (pradeś), literally the snow-region state. The name हिमाचल (himācal) was first used for the region by the scholar Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɪ.mɑː.t͡ʃəl pɾə.d̪eːʃ/, [ɦɪ.mäː.t͡ʃɐl‿pɾɐ.d̪eːʃ]

Proper noun

हिमाचल प्रदेश • (himācal pradeśm (Urdu spelling ہماچل پردیش)

  1. Himachal Pradesh (a state in northern India)

Declension

Declension of हिमाचल प्रदेश (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct हिमाचल प्रदेश
himācal pradeś
oblique हिमाचल प्रदेश
himācal pradeś
vocative हिमाचल प्रदेश
himācal pradeś

See also

states of India: भारत के प्रदेश (bhārat ke pradeś)edit