Hindi

Noun

हानि • ‎(hāni) f ‎(Urdu spelling هان)

1. loss

   उसकी मृत्यु से विज्ञान की बड़ी हानि हुई।

   His death was a great loss to science.

2. harm, damage

   कोई हानि नहीं हुई।

   There is no harm done.

Synonyms

• क्षति ‎(kṣati)
• (loss): नुक़सान ‎(nuqsān)

Antonyms

• लाभ ‎(lābh)

Sanskrit

हानि • ‎(hāni) f

1. (accord. to some fr. √ हन्) abandonment, relinquishment.
2. taking off, laying aside (ornaments).
3. decrease, diminution.
4. deprivation of (abl.).
5. damage, loss, failure (also in a lawsuit), ruin.
6. insufficiency, deficit, a minus ĀṡvGṛ. MBh. cessation, disappearance, non-existence.

Derived terms

• Telugu: హాని ‎(hāni)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “हानि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.