कुख्याति

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुख्याति (kukhyāti).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊkʰ.jɑː.t̪iː/, [kʊkʰ.jäː.t̪iː]

Noun

कुख्याति • (kukhyāti) f

1. infamy, ill-repute, notoriety

   Synonym: बदनामी (badnāmī)

Declension

Declension of कुख्याति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुख्याति kukhyāti	कुख्यातियाँ kukhyātiyā̃
oblique	कुख्याति kukhyāti	कुख्यातियों kukhyātiyõ
vocative	कुख्याति kukhyāti	कुख्यातियो kukhyātiyo

Derived terms

• कुख्यात (kukhyāt)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुख्याति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Etymology

From कु- (ku-, “bad”) +‎ ख्याति (khyāti, “renown, repute”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kukʰ.jɑː.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kukʰˈjɑː.t̪i/

Noun

कुख्याति • (kukhyāti) stem, f

1. ill-repute, infamy

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of कुख्याति (kukhyāti)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कुख्यातिः kukhyātiḥ	कुख्याती kukhyātī	कुख्यातयः kukhyātayaḥ
Vocative	कुख्याते kukhyāte	कुख्याती kukhyātī	कुख्यातयः kukhyātayaḥ
Accusative	कुख्यातिम् kukhyātim	कुख्याती kukhyātī	कुख्यातीः kukhyātīḥ
Instrumental	कुख्यात्या / कुख्याती¹ kukhyātyā / kukhyātī¹	कुख्यातिभ्याम् kukhyātibhyām	कुख्यातिभिः kukhyātibhiḥ
Dative	कुख्यातये / कुख्यात्यै² / कुख्याती¹ kukhyātaye / kukhyātyai² / kukhyātī¹	कुख्यातिभ्याम् kukhyātibhyām	कुख्यातिभ्यः kukhyātibhyaḥ
Ablative	कुख्यातेः / कुख्यात्याः² / कुख्यात्यै³ kukhyāteḥ / kukhyātyāḥ² / kukhyātyai³	कुख्यातिभ्याम् kukhyātibhyām	कुख्यातिभ्यः kukhyātibhyaḥ
Genitive	कुख्यातेः / कुख्यात्याः² / कुख्यात्यै³ kukhyāteḥ / kukhyātyāḥ² / kukhyātyai³	कुख्यात्योः kukhyātyoḥ	कुख्यातीनाम् kukhyātīnām
Locative	कुख्यातौ / कुख्यात्याम्² / कुख्याता¹ kukhyātau / kukhyātyām² / kukhyātā¹	कुख्यात्योः kukhyātyoḥ	कुख्यातिषु kukhyātiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “कुख्याति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 285.