हितैषिन्
Sanskrit
Etymology
हित (hita) + एषीन् (eṣīn).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɦi.tɑːj.ʂin/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɦi.t̪ɑj.ʂin̪/
Adjective
हितैषिन् • (hitaiṣin) stem
- well-wisher; one who wishes after the benefit of; benevolent
Descendants
- → Bengali: হিতৈষী (hitōiśi) (learned)
- → Hindustani: (learned)
- Hindi: हितैषी (hitaiṣī)
- Urdu: ہِتَیشِی (hitaiśī)
References
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “हितैषिन्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press