बवंडर
bavaṇḍar/bə.ʋəɳ.ɖəɾ/masculine
The Hindi word for "tornado" is बवंडर (bavaṇḍar).
The word बवंडर is a noun used to describe a violent windstorm, such as a tornado.
Meaning: violent windstorm (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
बवंडर is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /bə.ʋəɳ.ɖəɾ/. It has three syllables.
Did you know?
- The word बवंडर shares a common ancestor with the English word 'wind'. Both trace back to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂weh₁-, which means 'to blow'.
- In Hindi, बवंडर is frequently used as a metaphor for a chaotic social situation or a massive public controversy that disrupts a community.
- While बवंडर covers whirlwinds, Hindi uses a different word चक्रवात (cakravāta) for large-scale destructive cyclones.
Examples in context
- आसमान में एक बड़ा बवंडर दिख रहा है।Aasman mein ek bada bavandar dikh raha hai.A large tornado is visible in the sky.
- बवंडर की वजह से बहुत नुकसान हुआ।Bavandar ki wajah se bahut nuksan hua.There was a lot of damage because of the tornado.
- क्या तुमने वह बवंडर देखा?Kya tumne vah bavandar dekha?Did you see that tornado?
Example conversation
Aditya and Priya are watching the news on television.
- आदित्य Adityaप्रिया, देखो, टीवी पर वह बवंडर कितना भयानक है!Priya, dekho, TV par vah bavandar kitna bhayanak hai!Priya, look, that tornado on the TV is so terrible!
- प्रिया Priyaहाँ आदित्य, यह बहुत डरावना लग रहा है।Haan Aditya, yeh bahut daravna lag raha hai.Yes Aditya, it looks very scary.
- आदित्य Adityaक्या वह बवंडर हमारे शहर की तरफ आ रहा है?Kya vah bavandar hamare shehar ki taraf aa raha hai?Is that tornado coming towards our city?
- प्रिया Priyaनहीं, वह अभी बहुत दूर है।Nahi, vah abhi bahut door hai.No, it is still very far away.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tornado” translations and entries बवंडर, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries बवंडर, CC BY-SA 4.0.
