दशमलव
daśamlav/d̪ə.ʃəm.ləʋ/
The Hindi word for "decimal" is दशमलव (daśamlav).
दशमलव is a noun used to refer to the decimal number system. If you wish to refer specifically to the "decimal point", you can say दशमलव बिंदु, adding the word बिंदु which means "dot" or "point".
Meaning: number system (noun)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as daśamlav. It has three syllables: /d̪ə.ʃəm.ləʋ/.
Did you know?
- India is credited with the invention of the decimal place-value system and the concept of zero, which were later transmitted to the West via Arab scholars.
- In Hindi, the word बिंदु used for 'point' in दशमलव बिंदु also refers to the spiritual 'bindu' or the point of creation in Indian philosophy.
- The word दशमलव is a poetic construction where the second part, लव, refers to a 'fragment' or a 'tiny particle' in Sanskrit. It literally describes a decimal as a 'tenth-part fragment'.
Examples in context
- मेरे पास केवल एक दशमलव अंक है।I have only one decimal digit.
- इस पैमाने पर दशांश की आवश्यकता है।A decimal is needed on this scale.
- यह दशमलव प्रणाली है।yah dashamlav pranali hai.This is the decimal system.
- दशमलव संख्या प्रणाली बहुत सरल है।dashamlav sankhya pranali bahut saral hai.The decimal number system is very simple.
- क्या आप दशमलव प्रणाली जानते हैं?kya aap dashamlav pranali jaante hain?Do you know the decimal system?
Example conversation
Neha and Vikas are discussing mathematics at school.
- नेहा Nehaविकास, क्या आपको दशमलव प्रणाली समझ आई?vikas, kya aapko dashamlav pranali samajh aayi?Vikas, did you understand the decimal system?
- विकास Vikasहाँ नेहा, यह बहुत आसान है।haan neha, yeh bahut aasaan hai.Yes Neha, it is very easy.
- नेहा Nehaक्या हम अगले अध्याय पर चलें?kya hum agle adhyay par chalein?Shall we move to the next chapter?
- विकास Vikasहाँ, चलो शुरू करते हैं।haan, chalo shuru karte hain.Yes, let's start.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry दशमलव, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries दशमलव, CC BY-SA 4.0.
