अरुचि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुचि (aruci). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ रुचि (ruci).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

अरुचि • (aruci) f

1. aversion, antipathy
2. disinterest, indifference
3. lack of appetite, lack of the desire to eat

   डॉक्टर ने उसके खाने से अरुचि के लिए कुछ दवाइयाँ दीं है।

   ḍŏkṭar ne uske khāne se aruci ke lie kuch davāiyā̃ dī̃ hai.

   The doctor has given some medicines for his lack of appetite.

Declension

Declension of अरुचि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अरुचि aruci	अरुचियाँ aruciyā̃
oblique	अरुचि aruci	अरुचियों aruciyõ
vocative	अरुचि aruci	अरुचियो aruciyo

Derived terms

• अरुचिकार (arucikār)

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অৰুচি (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬭᬸᬘᬶ (Balinese script)
• অরুচি (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰨𑰲𑰓𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀭𑀼𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• အရုစိ (Burmese script)
• અરુચિ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਰੁਚਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦫꦸꦕꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂩𑂳𑂒𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಅರುಚಿ (Kannada script)
• អរុចិ (Khmer script)
• ອຣຸຈິ (Lao script)
• അരുചി (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡵᡠᢜᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘨𑘳𑘓𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠷᠤᢋᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧈𑧔𑦳𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐬𑐸𑐔𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଅରୁଚି (Odia script)
• ꢂꢬꢸꢗꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆫𑆶𑆖𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖨𑖲𑖓𑖰 (Siddham script)
• අරුචි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩼𑩒𑩡𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚤𑚰𑚏𑚮 (Takri script)
• அருசி (Tamil script)
• అరుచి (Telugu script)
• อรุจิ (Thai script)
• ཨ་རུ་ཙི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒩𑒳𑒔𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨫𑨃𑨣𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अ- (a-) +‎ रुचि (ruci).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾu.t͡ɕi/

Noun

अरुचि • (aruci) stem, f

1. disgust, aversion
2. lack of appetite

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of अरुचि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अरुचिः (aruciḥ)	अरुची (arucī)	अरुचयः (arucayaḥ)
accusative	अरुचिम् (arucim)	अरुची (arucī)	अरुचीः (arucīḥ)
instrumental	अरुच्या (arucyā)	अरुचिभ्याम् (arucibhyām)	अरुचिभिः (arucibhiḥ)
dative	अरुचये (arucaye) अरुच्यै (arucyai)	अरुचिभ्याम् (arucibhyām)	अरुचिभ्यः (arucibhyaḥ)
ablative	अरुचेः (aruceḥ) अरुच्याः (arucyāḥ)	अरुचिभ्याम् (arucibhyām)	अरुचिभ्यः (arucibhyaḥ)
genitive	अरुचेः (aruceḥ) अरुच्याः (arucyāḥ)	अरुच्योः (arucyoḥ)	अरुचीनाम् (arucīnām)
locative	अरुचौ (arucau) अरुच्याम् (arucyām)	अरुच्योः (arucyoḥ)	अरुचिषु (aruciṣu)
vocative	अरुचे (aruce)	अरुची (arucī)	अरुचयः (arucayaḥ)

Descendants

• → Hindi: अरुचि (aruci)
• → Tocharian B: aruci

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “अरुचि”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899), “अरुचि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 88, column 2.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “aruci”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.