संभोग (sambhog)
noun
A formal/clinical word for sexual intercourse (संभोग (sambhog)); it is the term you'd meet in a biology textbook or a doctor's office, not in casual chat.
Sense
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sexual intercourse
noun, masculine
Synonyms: सेक्स (seks, colloquial, English loanword), मैथुन (maithun, clinical/literary), सहवास (sahvaas, literary/formal)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: Hindi keeps a clear register ladder here: संभोग (sambhog) is the clinical/legal term, सेक्स (seks) is what people actually say informally (borrowed straight from English), and there's a whole further layer of slang below that. A teacher or doctor uses this word; friends joking around reach for the English loanword instead.
Common Mistakes: 1) This word belongs in medical, legal, or academic registers (sambhog appears in textbooks and law text about consent) -- using it in ordinary conversation sounds stilted or overly clinical, the way 'coitus' would in English. 2) Learners sometimes reach for this word to mean romance or physical affection generally; it specifically denotes the act itself, not kissing, dating, or intimacy in the broader sense.
Sample Sentences:
किशोरों को असुरक्षित संभोग के खतरों के बारे में पता होना चाहिए।
Adolescents should know about the dangers of unprotected sexual intercourse.
(kishoron ko asurakshit sambhog ke khatron ke baare men pataa honaa chaahie।)
डॉक्टर ने पूछा कि क्या उन्होंने पिछले महीने संभोग किया था।
The doctor asked whether they had had sexual intercourse in the last month.
(doktar ne poochhaa ki kyaa unhonne pichhle mahiine sambhog kiyaa thaa।)
कानून के अनुसार, बिना सहमति के संभोग बलात्कार माना जाता है।
According to the law, sexual intercourse without consent is considered rape.
(kaanoon ke anusaar, binaa sahamti ke sambhog balaatkaar maanaa jaataa hai।)
इस अध्याय में संभोग के दौरान होने वाले शारीरिक परिवर्तनों की व्याख्या की गई है।
This chapter explains the physical changes that occur during sexual intercourse.
(is adhyaay men sambhog ke dauraan hone vaale shaariirik parivartnon kii vyaakhyaa kii gaii hai।)
यौन शिक्षा की कक्षा में शिक्षिका ने संभोग की प्रक्रिया समझाई।
In the sex education class, the teacher explained the process of sexual intercourse.
(yaun shikshaa kii kakshaa men shikshikaa ne sambhog kii prakriyaa samjhaaii।)
अगर संभोग के बाद दर्द हो, तो कृपया चिकित्सक से सलाह लें।
If there is pain after intercourse, please consult a physician.
(agar sambhog ke baad dard ho, to kripyaa chikitsak se salaah len।)
वैवाहिक जीवन में संभोग का महत्व समझना आवश्यक है।
It is necessary to understand the importance of sexual intercourse in married life.
(vaivaahik jiivan men sambhog kaa mahatv samajhnaa aavashyak hai।)
रिपोर्ट में लिखा गया था कि मृतका के साथ संभोग का प्रयास किया गया था।
The report stated that an attempt at intercourse had been made with the deceased woman.
(riport men likhaa gayaa thaa ki mritkaa ke saath sambhog kaa prayaas kiyaa gayaa thaa।)
प्राचीन शास्त्रों में संभोग को जीवन के चार पुरुषार्थों में से एक माना गया है।
In ancient scriptures, sexual intercourse is considered one of the four aims of life.
(praachiin shaastron men sambhog ko jiivan ke chaar purushaarthon men se ek maanaa gayaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
संभोग
(sambhog)
(sg.m.oblique):
संभोग
(sambhog)
(pl.m.direct):
संभोग
(sambhog)
(pl.m.oblique):
संभोगों
(sambhogon)