प्रतीक्षागृह
Hindi
Etymology
From प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā, “waiting”) + गृह (gŕh, “house, room”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pɾə.t̪iːk.ʂɑːɡ.ɾiːɦ/, [pɾɐ.t̪iːk.ʃäːɡ.ɾiːʱ]
Noun
प्रतीक्षागृह • (pratīkṣāgŕh) m
- waiting room, lounge
- Synonym: प्रतीक्षालय (pratīkṣālay)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | प्रतीक्षागृह pratīkṣāgŕh |
प्रतीक्षागृह pratīkṣāgŕh |
| oblique | प्रतीक्षागृह pratīkṣāgŕh |
प्रतीक्षागृहों pratīkṣāgŕhõ |
| vocative | प्रतीक्षागृह pratīkṣāgŕh |
प्रतीक्षागृहो pratīkṣāgŕho |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “प्रतीक्षागृह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 566
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “प्रतीक्षागृह”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 419
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रतीक्षागृह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 928
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “प्रतीक्षागृह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 286.