ह्रास
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ह्रास (hrāsa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɾɑːs/, [ɦɾäːs]
Noun
ह्रास • (hrās) m
- lessening, decrease
- diminution, decrement, reduction, decay, decline, deterioration
- deficiency
- decadence, degeneration
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ह्रास hrās |
ह्रास hrās |
| oblique | ह्रास hrās |
ह्रासों hrāsõ |
| vocative | ह्रास hrās |
ह्रासो hrāso |
Derived terms
- ह्रासोन्मुख (hrāsonmukh)
- ह्रासोन्मुखी (hrāsonmukhī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ह्रास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ह्रास”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha