दुस्साहस
Hindi
Alternative forms
- दुःसाहस (duḥsāhas)
Etymology
Sanskritic formation from दुस्- (dus-) + साहस (sāhas, “boldness, courage”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʊs.sɑː.ɦəs/, [d̪ʊs.säː.ɦɐs]
Noun
दुस्साहस • (dussāhas) m
- temerity, rashness; thoughtless aggression
- अगर शत्रु कोई दुस्साहस करें हम जवाब देने तैयार हैं।
- agar śatru koī dussāhas karẽ ham javāb dene taiyār ha͠i.
- If the enemy shows any temerity we are ready with a response.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दुस्साहस dussāhas |
दुस्साहस dussāhas |
| oblique | दुस्साहस dussāhas |
दुस्साहसों dussāhasõ |
| vocative | दुस्साहस dussāhas |
दुस्साहसो dussāhaso |
Derived terms
- दुस्साहसिक (dussāhsik, “rash”)
- दुस्साहसी (dussāhsī)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दुस्साहस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 316.