अधिष्ठान
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit अधिष्ठान (adhiṣṭhāna).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.d̪ʱɪʂ.ʈʰɑːn/, [ɐ.d̪ʱɪʂ.ʈʰä̃ːn]
Noun
अधिष्ठान • (adhiṣṭhān) m
- seat, abode, residence
- basis, foundation, support
- authority, control, dominion
- establishment, institution
- (philosophy) substratum
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अधिष्ठान adhiṣṭhān |
अधिष्ठान adhiṣṭhān |
| oblique | अधिष्ठान adhiṣṭhān |
अधिष्ठानों adhiṣṭhānõ |
| vocative | अधिष्ठान adhiṣṭhān |
अधिष्ठानो adhiṣṭhāno |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अधिष्ठान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 173
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अधिष्ठान”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 20
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अधिष्ठान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 27