महामारी

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Hindi

Etymology

महा (mahā, great) +‎ मारी (mārī, killer).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː.mɑː.ɾiː/,

Noun

महामारी (mahāmārīf

  1. epidemic (a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time)
    • 2020 March 14, “दिल्ली में 69 वर्षीय महिला की जान गई, देश में संक्रमण से मौत का दूसरा मामला सामने आया [dillī mẽ 69 varṣīya mahilā kī jān gaī, deś mẽ saṅkramaṇ se maut kā dūsrā māmlā sāmne āyā]”, in Dainik Bhaskar:
      दिल्ली सरकार ने कोरोना को महामारी घोषित किया है।
      dillī sarkār ne koronā ko mahāmārī ghoṣit kiyā hai.
      The Delhi government has declared coronavirus an epidemic.

Declension