दुर्गंध

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दुर्गन्ध (durgandh)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुर्गन्ध (durgandha). By surface analysis, दुर्- (dur-) +‎ गंध (gandh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊɾ.ɡənd̪ʱ/, [d̪ʊɾ.ɡɐ̃n̪d̪ʱ]

Noun

दुर्गंध • (durgandh) f (Urdu spelling درگندھ)

1. stench, stink, any foul smell or odor

   इस कचरे से बहुत दुर्गंध आती है।

   is kacre se bahut durgandh ātī hai.

   This garbage emits a very foul smell.

Declension

Declension of दुर्गंध (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दुर्गंध durgandh	दुर्गंधें durgandhẽ
oblique	दुर्गंध durgandh	दुर्गंधों durgandhõ
vocative	दुर्गंध durgandh	दुर्गंधो durgandho

Synonyms

• बदबू (badbū)

Antonyms

• सुगंध (sugandh)
• ख़ुशबू (xuśbū)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दुर्गंध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “दुर्गन्ध”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.