Idiot box in Hindi — Meaning of दूरदर्शन (duradarshan)

📖 Meaning of “idiot box”

The meaning of “idiot box” in Hindi is दूरदर्शन, pronounced duradarshan — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of idiot box

an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

✍️ Idiot box in a sentence

During the long, dreary, wet winter I amused myself by watching college and Pro basketball on the idiot box.

हमने एक नया दूरदर्शन सेट खरीदा |

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Hindi दूर (dūr)
Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-
Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś)
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Sanskrit -अन (-ana)
Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana)bor.
Hindi दर्शन (darśan)
Hindi दूरदर्शन
Sanskritic formation from दूर (dūr, “far”) + दर्शन (darśan, “seeing, vision, sight”). Calque of English television.

Quick facts about “idiot box”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Idiot box

Meaning in Hindi

दूरदर्शन

Pronunciation

duradarshan

Part of speech

Noun

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "idiot box" is दूरदर्शन (duradarshan).

In Devanagari script it is written as दूरदर्शन.

It is pronounced "duradarshan". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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