तुष्टि
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तुष्टि (tuṣṭi).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ʊʂ.ʈiː/
Noun
तुष्टि • (tuṣṭi) f
- (formal) satisfaction, contentment, delight
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | तुष्टि tuṣṭi |
तुष्टियाँ tuṣṭiyā̃ |
| oblique | तुष्टि tuṣṭi |
तुष्टियों tuṣṭiyõ |
| vocative | तुष्टि tuṣṭi |
तुष्टियो tuṣṭiyo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तुष्टि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “तुष्टि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- তুষ্টি (Assamese script)
- ᬢᬸᬱ᭄ᬝᬶ (Balinese script)
- তুষ্টি (Bengali script)
- 𑰝𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀢𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- တုၑ္ဋိ (Burmese script)
- તુષ્ટિ (Gujarati script)
- ਤੁਸ਼੍ਟਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦠꦸꦰ꧀ꦛꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂞𑂳𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ತುಷ್ಟಿ (Kannada script)
- តុឞ្ដិ (Khmer script)
- ຕຸຩ຺ຏິ (Lao script)
- തുഷ്ടി (Malayalam script)
- ᢠᡠᢢᢞᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘝𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢐᠤᢔᢌᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦽𑧔𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐟𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐶 (Newa script)
- ତୁଷ୍ଟି (Odia script)
- ꢡꢸꢰ꣄ꢜꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆠𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖝𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖰 (Siddham script)
- තුෂ්ටි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩫𑩒𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚙𑚰𑚶𑚔𑚮 (Takri script)
- துஷ்டி (Tamil script)
- తుష్టి (Telugu script)
- ตุษฺฏิ (Thai script)
- ཏུ་ཥྚི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒞𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨙𑨃𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *téws-tis ~ *tus-téy-s. By surface analysis, from the root तुष् (tuṣ, “to be satisfied”) + -ति (-ti).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /tuʂ.ʈi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t̪uʂ.ʈi/
Noun
तुष्टि • (tuṣṭi) stem, f
- satisfaction, contentment, delight
- acquiescence, indifference to everything except what is possessed
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | तुष्टिः (tuṣṭiḥ) | तुष्टी (tuṣṭī) | तुष्टयः (tuṣṭayaḥ) |
| accusative | तुष्टिम् (tuṣṭim) | तुष्टी (tuṣṭī) | तुष्टीः (tuṣṭīḥ) |
| instrumental | तुष्ट्या (tuṣṭyā) तुष्टी¹ (tuṣṭī¹) |
तुष्टिभ्याम् (tuṣṭibhyām) | तुष्टिभिः (tuṣṭibhiḥ) |
| dative | तुष्टये (tuṣṭaye) तुष्ट्यै² (tuṣṭyai²) तुष्टी¹ (tuṣṭī¹) |
तुष्टिभ्याम् (tuṣṭibhyām) | तुष्टिभ्यः (tuṣṭibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | तुष्टेः (tuṣṭeḥ) तुष्ट्याः² (tuṣṭyāḥ²) तुष्ट्यै³ (tuṣṭyai³) |
तुष्टिभ्याम् (tuṣṭibhyām) | तुष्टिभ्यः (tuṣṭibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | तुष्टेः (tuṣṭeḥ) तुष्ट्याः² (tuṣṭyāḥ²) तुष्ट्यै³ (tuṣṭyai³) |
तुष्ट्योः (tuṣṭyoḥ) | तुष्टीनाम् (tuṣṭīnām) |
| locative | तुष्टौ (tuṣṭau) तुष्ट्याम्² (tuṣṭyām²) तुष्टा¹ (tuṣṭā¹) |
तुष्ट्योः (tuṣṭyoḥ) | तुष्टिषु (tuṣṭiṣu) |
| vocative | तुष्टे (tuṣṭe) | तुष्टी (tuṣṭī) | तुष्टयः (tuṣṭayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Pali: tuṭṭhi
- Prakrit: 𑀢𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (tuṭṭhi)
- → Hindustani: (learned)
- Hindi: तुष्टि (tuṣṭi)
- → Khmer: តុស្តី (tohsdəy) (learned)
- → Thai: ดุษฎี (dùt-sà-dii) (learned)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “तुष्टि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 452, column 1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tuṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “tuṣṭi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “तुष्टि”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “तुष्टि”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press