विवश

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit विवश (vivaśa). By surface analysis, वि- (vi-, “out”) +‎ वश (vaś, “power”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ʋəʃ/, [ʋɪ.ʋɐʃ]

Adjective[edit]

विवश • (vivaś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling وِوَش)

helpless, incapable
Synonym: लाचार (lācār)
powerless, weak
Synonyms: शक्तिहीन (śaktihīn), कमज़ोर (kamzor)

References[edit]

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

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