ह्रास

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ह्रास (hrāsa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɾɑːs/, [ɦɾäːs]

Noun

ह्रास • (hrās) m

1. lessening, decrease
2. diminution, decrement, reduction, decay, decline, deterioration
3. deficiency
4. decadence, degeneration

Declension

Declension of ह्रास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ह्रास hrās	ह्रास hrās
oblique	ह्रास hrās	ह्रासों hrāsõ
vocative	ह्रास hrās	ह्रासो hrāso

Derived terms

• ह्रासोन्मुख (hrāsonmukh)
• ह्रासोन्मुखी (hrāsonmukhī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ह्रास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ह्रास”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha