ग्रास

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ग्रास (grāsa, “swallowing”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɑːs/, [ɡɾäːs]

Noun

ग्रास • (grās) m

1. morsel, bit of food
2. (astronomy, uncommon) eclipse

   Synonym: (more common) ग्रहण (grahaṇ)

Declension

Declension of ग्रास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ग्रास grās	ग्रास grās
oblique	ग्रास grās	ग्रासों grāsõ
vocative	ग्रास grās	ग्रासो grāso

References

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