गृहस्थ
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit गृहस्थ (gṛhastha).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɾɪ.ɦəst̪ʰ/, [ɡɾɪ.ɦəs̪t̪ʰ]
Noun
गृहस्थ • (gŕhasth) m
- householder (a person supports a family)
- (Hinduism, historical) a brahman performing the duty of a householder
Declension
Declension of गृहस्थ (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | गृहस्थ gŕhasth | गृहस्थ gŕhasth |
oblique | गृहस्थ gŕhasth | गृहस्थों gŕhasthõ |
vocative | गृहस्थ gŕhasth | गृहस्थो gŕhastho |
Derived terms
- गृहस्थी (gŕhasthī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गृहस्थ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Noun
गृहस्थ • (gṛhastha) m
- a householder, Brahman in the 2nd period of his religious life (performing the duties of the master of a house and father of a family after having finished his studies and after investiture with the sacred thread
Related terms
- गृह (gṛha)
Descendants
- Telugu: గృహస్థుడు (gr̥hasthuḍu)
- Bengali: গৃহস্থ (গৃহস্থ)