विलोम

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विलोम (viloma), from वि- (vi-, “against, reverse”) +‎ लोम (loma, “hair, direction”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.loːm/, [ʋɪ.lõːm]
• Rhymes: -oːm

Adjective

विलोम • (vilom) (indeclinable)

1. opposite, reverse, inverse, contrary

   Synonyms: उल्टा m (ulṭā), उल्टी f (ulṭī), विपरीत (viprīt), प्रतिकूल (pratikūl)

Derived terms

• विलोमतः (vilomtaḥ)
• विलोम शब्द (vilom śabd)

Related terms

• विलोमता (vilomtā)
• विलोमित (vilomit)

Further Reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विलोम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 928
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “विलोम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 595
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “विलोम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 714.