अपौरुषेय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपौरुषेय (apauruṣeya). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ पौरुषेय (pauruṣey).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.pɔː.ɾʊ.ʂeːj/, [ɐ.pɔː.ɾʊ.ʃeːj]

Adjective

अपौरुषेय • (apauruṣey) (indeclinable)

1. (Hinduism) divine, superhuman; not of human origin or creation, referring to the Vedas
2. impersonal, unauthored

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अपौरुषेय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 254
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अपौरुषेय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 44