विडंबना
See also: विडंबन
Hindi
Alternative forms
- विडम्बना (viḍambanā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit विडम्बना (viḍambanā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪ.ɖəm.bə.nɑː/, [ʋɪ.ɖɐ̃m.bɐ.näː], /ʋɪ.ɖəm.bᵊ.nɑː/, [ʋɪ.ɖɐ̃m.bᵊ.näː], /ʋɪ.ɖəmb.nɑː/, [ʋɪ.ɖɐ̃mb.näː]
- Hyphenation: वि‧डं‧ब‧ना, वि‧डंब‧ना
Noun
विडंबना • (viḍambanā or viḍambnā) f (masculine विडंबन, Urdu spelling وڈمبنا)
- imitation; disguise
- imposture, pretence, deception
- mimicry, mime
- ridiculing; parody
- irony; contradiction
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | विडंबना viḍambanā, viḍambnā |
विडंबनाएँ viḍambanāẽ, viḍambnāẽ |
| oblique | विडंबना viḍambanā, viḍambnā |
विडंबनाओं viḍambanāõ, viḍambnāõ |
| vocative | विडंबना viḍambanā, viḍambnā |
विडंबनाओ viḍambanāo, viḍambnāo |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “विडंबना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 588.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “विडंबना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 703
- “विडंबना”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “विडंबना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4470
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “विडंबना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 920
- “विडंबना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.