बसीठ
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बसीट (basīṭ)[1][2]
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (vasiṭṭha), from Sanskrit वसिष्ठ (vásiṣṭha, “chief, most excellent, best”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.siːʈʰ/, [bə.s̪iːʈʰ]
Noun
बसीठ • (basīṭh) m[1][2][3][4]
- (archaic) the main person in a village; village headman
Declension
Declension of बसीठ (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बसीठ basīṭh | बसीठ basīṭh |
| oblique | बसीठ basīṭh | बसीठों basīṭhõ |
| vocative | बसीठ basīṭh | बसीठो basīṭho |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vásiṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “बसीठ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 157
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बसीठ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बसीठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press