घुसपैठ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• घुस पैठ (ghus paiṭh)

Etymology

Dvandva compound of घुस (ghus, “entering”) +‎ पैठ (paiṭh, “entry; infiltration”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱʊs.pɛːʈʰ/

Noun

घुसपैठ • (ghuspaiṭh) f

1. infiltration, incursion, forced entry

Declension

Declension of घुसपैठ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घुसपैठ ghuspaiṭh	घुसपैठें ghuspaiṭhẽ
oblique	घुसपैठ ghuspaiṭh	घुसपैठों ghuspaiṭhõ
vocative	घुसपैठ ghuspaiṭh	घुसपैठो ghuspaiṭho

Derived terms

• घुसपैठिया (ghuspaiṭhiyā)
• घुसपैठ करना (ghuspaiṭh karnā)

References

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