अपव्यय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपव्यय (apavyaya). By surface analysis, अप- (ap-, “bad”) +‎ व्यय (vyay, “expense”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əp.ʋjəj/, [ɐp.wjɐj]

Noun

अपव्यय • (apvyay) m

1. wastage (loss through careless management and use)

Declension

Declension of अपव्यय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अपव्यय apvyay	अपव्यय apvyay
oblique	अपव्यय apvyay	अपव्ययों apvyayõ
vocative	अपव्यय apvyay	अपव्ययो apvyayo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अपव्यय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press