बारूद

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بارود‎ (bârud), باروت‎ (bârut), from Arabic بَارُود‎ (bārūd).

Noun

बारूद • (bārūd) f (Urdu spelling بارود‎)

  1. gunpowder
    विस्फोटक बारूद बहुत ख़तरनाक है।
    visphoṭak bārūd bahut xatarnāk hai.
    Explosive gunpowder is very dangerous.
    आतंकवादी ने इमारत को बारूद से उड़ाया।
    ātaṅkvādī ne imārat ko bārūd se uṛāyā.
    A terrorist blew up the building with gunpowder.
    Synonyms: गन पाउडर (gan pāuḍar), काला पाउडर (kālā pāuḍar)

Derived terms
  • बारूदख़ाना (bārūdxānā, “gunpowder/ammunition storehouse”)
  • बारूदी (bārūdī, “of or pertaining to gunpowder”)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बारूद”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “बारूद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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