प्रलय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.ləj/, [pɾɐ.lɐj], /pɾə.lɛː/, [pɾɐ.lɛː]

Noun

प्रलय • (pralay) m

1. (Hinduism) pralaya: the periodic destruction of the lower 10 realms
2. apocalypse; destruction, annihilation

   Synonyms: क़यामत (qayāmat), नाश (nāś), विनाश (vināś)

Declension

Declension of प्रलय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रलय pralay	प्रलय pralay
oblique	प्रलय pralay	प्रलयों pralayõ
vocative	प्रलय pralay	प्रलयो pralayo

Derived terms

• महाप्रलय (mahāpralay)

References

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