दमनीय
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दमनीय (damanīya), from the root दम् (dam) + -अनीय (-anīya). Related to दमन (daman).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪əm.niː.jᵊ/, [d̪ɐ̃m.niː.jᵊ]
Adjective
दमनीय • (damnīya) (indeclinable)
- to be restrained or suppressed, restrainable, tamable
- Synonym: दम्य (damya)
Derived terms
- अदमनीय (adamnīya, “untamable”)
- दुर्दमनीय (durdamnīya, “untamable”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दमनीय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press