कसौटी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कषपट्टिका (kaṣapaṭṭikā), from कष (kaṣa) + पट्टिका (paṭṭikā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /kə.sɔː.ʈiː/, [kɐ.sɔː.ʈiː]
Noun
कसौटी • (kasauṭī) f (Urdu spelling کسوٹی)
- touchstone
- (by extension) test, assessment
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कसौटी kasauṭī |
कसौटियाँ kasauṭiyā̃ |
| oblique | कसौटी kasauṭī |
कसौटियों kasauṭiyõ |
| vocative | कसौटी kasauṭī |
कसौटियो kasauṭiyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कसौटी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कसौटी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kaṣapaṭṭikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press