स्वादिष्ट

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वादिष्ठ (svādiṣṭha).

Adjective

स्वादिष्ट • (svādiṣṭ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سوادشٹ)

  1. delicious
  2. tasteful
  3. palatable
  4. relishable

Further reading

  • Mahendra Caturvedi (31 July 2012 (last accessed)), “A Practical Hindi-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]

Marathi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वादिष्ठ (svādiṣṭha). By surface analysis, स्वाद (svād, flavor) +‎ -इष्ट (-iṣṭa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋa.d̪iʂ.ʈə/

Adjective

स्वादिष्ट • (svādiṣṭa) (indeclinable)

  1. tasty, flavorful, delicious
    Synonyms: रुचकर (ruckar), चविष्ट (caviṣṭa)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “स्वादिष्ट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies