चेष्टा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा (ceṣṭā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeːʂ.ʈɑː/, [t͡ʃeːʂ.ʈäː]

Noun

चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā) f

  1. effort, endeavour; movement; demeanour; gesture

Declension

Declension of चेष्टा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct चेष्टा
ceṣṭā 		चेष्टाएँ
ceṣṭāẽ
oblique चेष्टा
ceṣṭā 		चेष्टाओं
ceṣṭāõ
vocative चेष्टा
ceṣṭā 		चेष्टाओ
ceṣṭāo

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “चेष्टा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा (ceṣṭā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕeʂ.ʈa/

Noun

चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā) f

  1. mischief, raillery
    Synonym: मस्करी (maskarī)
  2. (formal) movement
    Synonym: हालचाल (hālcāl)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चेष्टा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चेष्टा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा (ceṣṭā). Cognate with Bengali চেষ্টা (ceśṭa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ses̠t̠ä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: चेस्टा

Noun

चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā)

  1. activity, action; perseverance

Newar

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा (ceṣṭā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕesʈa]

Noun

चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐔𑐾𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐵)

  1. action

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • চেষ্টা (Assamese script)
  • ᬘᬾᬱ᭄ᬝᬵ (Balinese script)
  • চেষ্টা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰓𑰸𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀘𑁂𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • စေၑ္ဋာ (Burmese script)
  • ચેષ્ટા (Gujarati script)
  • ਚੇਸ਼੍ਟਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦕꦺꦰ꧀ꦛꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂒𑂵𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಚೇಷ್ಟಾ (Kannada script)
  • ចេឞ្ដា (Khmer script)
  • ເຈຩ຺ຏາ (Lao script)
  • ചേഷ്ടാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᢜᡝᢢᢞᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘓𑘹𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᢋᠧᢔᢌᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦳𑧚𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐔𑐾𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଚେଷ୍ଟା (Odia script)
  • ꢗꢾꢰ꣄ꢜꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆖𑆼𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖓𑖸𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • චෙෂ‍්ටා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩡𑩔𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚏𑚲𑚶𑚔𑚭 (Takri script)
  • சேஷ்டா (Tamil script)
  • చేష్టా (Telugu script)
  • เจษฺฏา (Thai script)
  • ཙེ་ཥྚཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒔𑒹𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨣𑨄𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root चेष्ट् (ceṣṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā) stem, ?

  1. motion, movement
  2. gesture, action
  3. effort, exertion
  4. behaviour
  5. action, deed, performing

Descendants

References

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