कुलपति
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कुलपति (kulapati). Tatpuruṣa compound of कुल (kula) + पति (pati).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /kʊ.ləp.t̪iː/, [kʊ.lɐp.t̪iː]
Noun
कुलपति • (kulapti) m
- vice-chancellor
- Synonym: उपकुलपति (upkulapti)
- नए कुलपति ने विश्वविद्यालय में कई सुधार किए।
- nae kulapti ne viśvavidyālay mẽ kaī sudhār kie.
- The new vice-chancellor brought many reforms to the university.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कुलपति kulapti |
कुलपति kulapti |
| oblique | कुलपति kulapti |
कुलपतियों kulaptiyõ |
| vocative | कुलपति kulapti |
कुलपतियो kulaptiyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कुलपति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1005
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कुलपति”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 113.