पोषण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पोषण (poṣaṇa).

Noun

पोषण • (poṣaṇ) m

fostering, supporting, caring, nourishment

Declension

Declension of *पोषण* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पोषण poṣaṇ	पोषण poṣaṇ
oblique	पोषण poṣaṇ	पोषणों poṣaṇõ
vocative	पोषण poṣaṇ	पोषणो poṣaṇo

Derived terms

पालन-पोषण (pālan-poṣaṇ)

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पोषण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3119
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “पोषण”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 446
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पोषण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 649
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पोषण”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 404.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

পোষণ (Assamese script)
ᬧᭀᬱᬡ (Balinese script)
পোষণ (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰺𑰬𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑁄𑀱𑀡 (Brahmi script)
ပေါၑဏ (Burmese script)
પોષણ (Gujarati script)
ਪੋਸ਼ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑍋𑌷𑌣 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦺꦴꦰꦟ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂷𑂭𑂝 (Kaithi script)
ಪೋಷಣ (Kannada script)
បោឞណ (Khmer script)
ໂປຩຓ (Lao script)
പോഷണ (Malayalam script)
ᢒᠣᢢᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘻𑘬𑘜 (Modi script)
ᢒᠣᠸᠠᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧜𑧌𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑑀𑐲𑐞 (Newa script)
ପୋଷଣ (Odia script)
ꢦꣂꢰꢠ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑆾𑆰𑆟 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖺𑖬𑖜 (Siddham script)
පොෂණ (Sinhalese script)
𑩰𑩕𑪀𑩪 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚴𑚘 (Takri script)
போஷண (Tamil script)
పోషణ (Telugu script)
โปษณ (Thai script)
པོ་ཥ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑒼𑒭𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑨆𑨯𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐw.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /poː.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/

Adjective

पोषण • (poṣaṇa) stem

nourishing, cherishing

Noun

पोषण • (poṣaṇa) stem, n

the act of nourishing, fostering, keeping, supporting

Descendants

Telugu: పోషణము (pōṣaṇamu)