शर्मिष्ठा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃəɾ.mɪʂ.ʈʰɑː/, [ʃɐɾ.mɪʂ.ʈʰäː]
Proper noun
शर्मिष्ठा • (śarmiṣṭhā) f
- (Hinduism) Sharmishtha, the daughter of the Asura King Vrishparva
- (astronomy) Cassiopeia constellation
- a female given name, Sharmishtha, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | शर्मिष्ठा śarmiṣṭhā |
| oblique | शर्मिष्ठा śarmiṣṭhā |
| vocative | शर्मिष्ठा śarmiṣṭhā |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “शर्मिष्ठा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4706