प्रमोद

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.moːd̪/, [pɾɐ.moːd̪]

Noun

प्रमोद • (pramod) m

1. joy, delight, happiness

   Synonyms: हर्ष (harṣ), आनंद (ānand), ख़ुशी (xuśī), प्रसन्नता (prasannatā)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “प्रमोद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “प्रमोद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्रमोद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “प्रमोद”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.mɐw.dɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐˈmoː.d̪ɐ/

Noun

प्रमोद • (pramoda) stem, m

1. excessive joy, delight, gladness
2. one of the 8 सांख्य perfections
3. (with जैनs) joy as exhibited in the virtuous
4. Pleasure personified. (as a child of ब्रह्मा.)
5. the 4th year in a 60 years' cycle of Jupiter
6. a strong perfume