కష్టజీవి

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit कष्ट (kaṣṭa, “evil, difficulty, trouble, misery, suffering, hardship”) + జీవి (jīvi, “one who makes a living by”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʂʈad͡ʑiːʋi/, [kaʂʈad͡ʒiːʋi]

Noun

కష్టజీవి • (kaṣṭajīvi) n (plural కష్టజీవులు)

1. one who lives a hard life, one who gets his bread with difficulty

References

• "కష్టజీవి" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 118