अप्सरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अप्सराः (apsarā́ḥ), nominative singular of अप्सरस् (apsarás).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əp.sə.ɾɑː/, [ɐp.sɐ.ɾäː]

Noun

अप्सरा • (apsarā) f

1. (mythology) apsara (a female spirit of the clouds and waters)
2. beautiful woman

Declension

Declension of अप्सरा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अप्सरा apsarā	अप्सराएँ apsarāẽ
oblique	अप्सरा apsarā	अप्सराओं apsarāõ
vocative	अप्सरा apsarā	अप्सराओ apsarāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अप्सरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अप्सरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha