गृहस्थ
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit गृहस्थ (gṛhastha).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɾɪ.ɦəst̪ʰ/, [ɡɾɪ.ɦɐst̪ʰ]
Noun
गृहस्थ • (gŕhasth) m
- householder (a person supports a family)
- (Hinduism, historical) a brahman performing the duty of a householder
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) stem, 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: গেরস্ত (gerosto)
- Pali: gahaṭṭha, गहट्ठ (gahaṭṭha)