निधुवन

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निधुवन (nidhuvana).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪ.d̪ʱʊ.ʋən/, [nɪ.d̪ʱʊ.ʋɐ̃n]

Noun

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निधुवन (nidhuvanm (Urdu spelling نِدھُوَن)

  1. sexual intercourse
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:संभोग
  2. (regional) amusement, diversion

Declension

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References

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  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “निधुवन”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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नि- (ni-) +‎ धुवन (dhuvana).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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निधुवन (nidhuvana) stem?

  1. copulation

Descendants

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  • Hindustani: (learned)
    Hindi: निधुवन (nidhuvan)
    Urdu: نِدھُوَن (nidhuvan)

References

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  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “निधुवन”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]