बावजूद
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian با وجود (bā-vujūd), from باـ (bā-) + وجود (vujūd). By surface analysis, बा- (bā-) + वजूद (vajūd).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bɑː.ʋə.d͡ʒuːd̪/, [bäː.ʋɐ.d͡ʒuːd̪], /bɑːʋ.d͡ʒuːd̪/, [bäːʋ.d͡ʒuːd̪]
Adverb
बावजूद • (bāvjūd) (Urdu spelling باوجود)
- (के ~) despite, besides
- नल बंद करने के बावजूद, पानी का टपकना नहीं रुका।
- nal band karne ke bāvjūd, pānī kā ṭapaknā nahī̃ rukā.
- Despite closing the faucet, the water didn't stop dripping.
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बावजूद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press