Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

मुहावरा

/muhāvarā/Roman

English meaning: idiom

Hindi Definition

(हिन्दी)

ऐसा वाक्यांश जिसका अर्थ उसके शब्दों के शाब्दिक अर्थ से भिन्न होता है।

English Definition

A fixed phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the individual words alone.

Example

नौ दो ग्यारह होना एक मुहावरा है।

In English: 'To make oneself scarce' is an idiom.

Synonyms

  • लोकोक्ति

Literary Heritage

साहित्य जनसमूह के हृदय का विकास है।

/sāhitya jansamūha ke hṛdaya kā vikāsa hai/

Literature is the development of the heart of the people.

Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi · Literary Critic and Editor · 1864–1938 CE

Saraswati (journal editorial)

Saraswati journal — editorial statement on the purpose of Hindi literature

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