पुष्टि
See also: पुष्ट
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पुष्टि (puṣṭi).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pʊʂ.ʈiː/
Noun
पुष्टि • (puṣṭi) f
- nourishment, thriving
- confirmation, validation, verification
- 1982, Narendra Kohli, त्रासदियाँ [trāsdiyā̃, Tragedies]:
- जब प्रत्येक बात की पुष्टि हो गई तो मैं भी निश्चिंत हो गया।
- jab pratyek bāt kī puṣṭi ho gaī to ma͠i bhī niścint ho gayā.
- When everything got confirmed then even I got relieved.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पुष्टि puṣṭi |
पुष्टियाँ puṣṭiyā̃ |
| oblique | पुष्टि puṣṭi |
पुष्टियों puṣṭiyõ |
| vocative | पुष्टि puṣṭi |
पुष्टियो puṣṭiyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पुष्टि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3065
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पुष्टि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 639
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- পুষ্টি (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬸᬱ᭄ᬝᬶ (Balinese script)
- পুষ্টি (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ပုၑ္ဋိ (Burmese script)
- પુષ્ટિ (Gujarati script)
- ਪੁਸ਼੍ਟਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦸꦰ꧀ꦛꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂳𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಪುಷ್ಟಿ (Kannada script)
- បុឞ្ដិ (Khmer script)
- ປຸຩ຺ຏິ (Lao script)
- പുഷ്ടി (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡠᢢᢞᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠤᢔᢌᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧔𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐶 (Newa script)
- ପୁଷ୍ଟି (Odia script)
- ꢦꢸꢰ꣄ꢜꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖰 (Siddham script)
- පුෂ්ටි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩒𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚰𑚶𑚔𑚮 (Takri script)
- புஷ்டி (Tamil script)
- పుష్టి (Telugu script)
- ปุษฺฏิ (Thai script)
- པུ་ཥྚི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨃𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
From the root पुष् (puṣ, “to thrive, prosper; to nourish”) + -ति (-ti).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /púʂ.ʈi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /puʂ.ʈi/
Noun
पुष्टि॑ • (púṣṭi) stem, f
- well-nourished condition, fatness, plumpness, growth, increase, thriving, prosperity, wealth, opulence, comfort
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.12.5:
- यं स्मा पृच्छन्ति कुह सेति घोरम् उतेम् आहुर् नैषो अस्तीत्य् एनम् ।
सो अर्यः पुष्टीर् विज इवा मिनाति श्रद् अस्मै धत्त स जनास इन्द्रः ॥- yaṃ smā pṛcchanti kuha seti ghoram utem āhur naiṣo astīty enam.
so aryaḥ puṣṭīr vija ivā mināti śrad asmai dhatta sa janāsa indraḥ. - Where is He, the terrible one they ask; or say He is not;
He scatters away the prosperities of the enemy like birds; in Him have faith, for He, O folks, is Indra.
- yaṃ smā pṛcchanti kuha seti ghoram utem āhur naiṣo astīty enam.
- यं स्मा पृच्छन्ति कुह सेति घोरम् उतेम् आहुर् नैषो अस्तीत्य् एनम् ।
- breeding, rearing
- development, fulness, completeness
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | पुष्टिः॑ (púṣṭiḥ) | पुष्टी॑ (púṣṭī) | पुष्ट॑यः (púṣṭayaḥ) |
| accusative | पुष्टि॑म् (púṣṭim) | पुष्टी॑ (púṣṭī) | पुष्टीः॑ (púṣṭīḥ) |
| instrumental | पुष्ट्या॑ (púṣṭyā) पुष्टी॑¹ (púṣṭī¹) |
पुष्टि॑भ्याम् (púṣṭibhyām) | पुष्टि॑भिः (púṣṭibhiḥ) |
| dative | पुष्ट॑ये (púṣṭaye) पुष्ट्यै॑² (púṣṭyai²) पुष्टी॑¹ (púṣṭī¹) |
पुष्टि॑भ्याम् (púṣṭibhyām) | पुष्टि॑भ्यः (púṣṭibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | पुष्टेः॑ (púṣṭeḥ) पुष्ट्याः॑² (púṣṭyāḥ²) पुष्ट्यै॑³ (púṣṭyai³) |
पुष्टि॑भ्याम् (púṣṭibhyām) | पुष्टि॑भ्यः (púṣṭibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | पुष्टेः॑ (púṣṭeḥ) पुष्ट्याः॑² (púṣṭyāḥ²) पुष्ट्यै॑³ (púṣṭyai³) |
पुष्ट्योः॑ (púṣṭyoḥ) | पुष्टी॑नाम् (púṣṭīnām) |
| locative | पुष्टौ॑ (púṣṭau) पुष्ट्या॑म्² (púṣṭyām²) पुष्टा॑¹ (púṣṭā¹) |
पुष्ट्योः॑ (púṣṭyoḥ) | पुष्टि॑षु (púṣṭiṣu) |
| vocative | पुष्टे॑ (púṣṭe) | पुष्टी॑ (púṣṭī) | पुष्ट॑यः (púṣṭayaḥ) |
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- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (puṭṭhi)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “पुष्टि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 639.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “puṣṭi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “पुष्टि”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1036
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “puṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 470