अप्सरा
Hindi
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit अप्सराः (apsarāḥ), nominative singular of अप्सरस् (apsaras).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]अप्सरा • (apsarā) f
- (mythology) apsara (a class of nymphs, described as spirits of the waters and the clouds, who are dancers in Indra's court)
- beautiful woman
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अप्सरा apsarā |
अप्सराएँ apsarāẽ |
| oblique | अप्सरा apsarā |
अप्सराओं apsarāõ |
| vocative | अप्सरा apsarā |
अप्सराओ apsarāo |
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अप्सरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अप्सरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit अप्सराः (apsarāḥ), nominative singular of अप्सरस् (apsaras).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (mythology) apsara (a class of nymphs, described as spirits of the waters and the clouds, who are dancers in Indra's court)
References
[edit]- ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “अप्सरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अप्सरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- ^ Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “अप्सरा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
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