दामन

See also: दामन्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (dāman).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.mən/, [d̪äː.mɐ̃n]

Noun

दामन • (dāman) m (Urdu spelling دامن)

hem of a garment; skirt
दामन छोड़ना ― dāman choṛnā ― to escape, rid oneself of (literally, “to let go of the hem of a garment”)
outskirts, edges; foothills

Declension

Declension of दामन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दामन dāman	दामन dāman
oblique	दामन dāman	दामनों dāmanõ
vocative	दामन dāman	दामनो dāmano

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दामन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 491

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