विशेषतः

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विशेषतस् (viśeṣatas). Equal to विशेष (viśeṣ, “special, particular”) +‎ -तः (-taḥ, “-ly”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ʃeːʂ.t̪ə(ɦ)/, [ʋɪ.ʃeːʃ.t̪ɛ(ɦ)]

Adverb

विशेषतः • (viśeṣtaḥ)

especially, particularly
- 1984, Kuber Nath Rai, दृष्टि-अभिसार [dŕṣṭi-abhisār], National Publishing House, page 48:
  घी में तली पूरियों की एक संज्ञा ‘सोहारी’ भी है, विशेषतः अवध-काशी की बोलियों में।
  ghī mẽ talī pūriyõ kī ek saṅgyā ‘sohārī’ bhī hai, viśeṣtaḥ avadh-kāśī kī boliyõ mẽ.
  Another word for puris fried in ghee is ‘sohari’, particularly in the dialects of Awadh and Kashi.

Synonyms

ख़ास तौर पर (xās taur par)
ख़ासकर (xāskar)
विशेष रूप से (viśeṣ rūp se)
विशेषकर (viśeṣkar)
विशेषतया (viśeṣatyā)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “विशेषतः”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.