अवैध

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See also: अवधी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अवैध (avaidha); analyzed as अ- (a-) +‎ वैध (vaidh).

Adjective

अवैध (avaidh) (indeclinable)

  1. illicit, illegal
    Synonym: ग़ैरक़ानूनी (ġairqānūnī)
    अवैध औषध देश में लाने के लिए उसको बीस साल की सज़ा मिली है।
    avaidh auṣadh deś mẽ lāne ke lie usko bīs sāl kī sazā milī hai.
    For bringing illicit drugs into the country he has been sentenced to jail for twenty years.