अतिशय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अतिशय (atiśaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.t̪ɪ.ʃəj/, [ɐ.t̪ɪ.ʃɐj]

Adjective

अतिशय • (atiśay)

1. excessive

   Synonyms: अत्यंत (atyant), बहुत (bahut)

Derived terms

• अतिशयोक्ति

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अतिशय (atiśaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.t̪i.ɕəj/

Adjective

अतिशय • (atiśay) (indeclinable)

1. very, much

   Synonyms: फार (phār), खूप (khūp)

Adverb

अतिशय • (atiśay)

1. extremely, excessively

   Synonym: अत्यंत (atyanta)

Noun

अतिशय • (atiśay) m

1. superabundance, exuberance
2. excess (of any action, opportunity etc.)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अतिशय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “अतिशय”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).