vastu
English
Alternative forms
- vaastu
Etymology
From Sanskrit वास्तु (vā́stu, “homestead, house, building”).
Noun
vastu (uncountable)
- (India) A philosophy of architecture that has elements akin to feng shui
- 2016 June 16, “Grow your own vertical garden at home”, in The Times of India:
- Very few know that plants also improve the vastu of a place.
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Anagrams
- ustav, vatus, vauts
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from vast. Cognate to Finnish vasta.
Postposition
vastu
- against, to (Governs the genitive or allative)
- Ma sõitsin seina vastu.
- I drove against the wall..
- Ma läksin talle vastu.
- I went to meet him.
- Ma sõitsin seina vastu.
Preposition
vastu
- against (Governs the partitive)
- Ma sõitsin vastu seina.
- I drove against the wall.
- Ma sõitsin vastu seina.