नापसंदी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناپسندی (nāpasandi). By surface analysis, ना- (nā-) +‎ पसंद (pasand) +‎ -ई (-ī), see also नापसंद (nāpsand).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.pə.sən.d̪iː/, [näː.pɐ.sɐ̃n̪.d̪iː]

Noun

नापसंदी • (nāpasandī) f (Urdu spelling ناپسندی)

1. disapproval, displeasure, unwillingness, disagreeableness

   Synonym: नापसंदगी (nāpasandagī)

Declension

Declension of नापसंदी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नापसंदी nāpasandī	नापसंदियाँ nāpasandiyā̃
oblique	नापसंदी nāpasandī	नापसंदियों nāpasandiyõ
vocative	नापसंदी nāpasandī	नापसंदियो nāpasandiyo

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नापसंदी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 343.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “ना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 357
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नापसंदी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2582
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ना-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 549