Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

प्रदूषण

/pradooshon/Roman

English meaning: Pollution

Nepali Definition

(नेपाली)

प्रदूषण भनेको पर्यावरणमा हानिकारक पदार्थहरूको प्रवेश हो। काठमाडौं उपत्यका सवारीसाधनको धुवाँ र निर्माण धुलोका कारण गम्भीर वायु प्रदूषणबाट पीडित छ, जबकि नदीहरू औद्योगिक र घरेलु फोहोरको सामना गर्दैछन्।

English Definition

The introduction of harmful substances into the environment. Kathmandu Valley suffers from severe air pollution due to vehicle emissions and construction dust, while rivers face industrial and domestic waste.

Example

काठमाडौंको वायु प्रदूषण गम्भीर समस्या बनेको छ।

In English: Air pollution in Kathmandu has become a serious problem.

Synonyms

  • दूषण

Antonyms / Opposites

  • शुद्धता

Literary Heritage

हिमाल हाम्रो गौरव, नदी हाम्रो जीवन, जंगल हाम्रो श्वास।

/himāla hāmro gaurava, nadī hāmro jīvana, jaṃgala hāmro śvāsa./

The Himalaya is our pride, rivers our life, and forests our breath.

Laxmi Prasad Devkota · Mahakavi (Great Poet) · 1909–1959

Yatri

Yatri, Poem 3 — Devkota's lyrical homage to Nepal's natural environment

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नेपाली
Nepali
Script
Devanagari
Family
Indo-Aryan
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