अस्पृश्यता

Hindi

Etymology

From अ- (a-) +‎ स्पृश्य (spŕśya) +‎ -ता (-tā), from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /əs.pɾɪʃ.jə.t̪ɑː/, [ɐs.pɾɪʃ.jɐ.t̪äː]

Noun

अस्पृश्यता • (aspŕśyatā) f (rare, formal)

1. untouchability

   Synonym: छुआछूत (chuāchūt)

Declension

Declension of अस्पृश्यता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अस्पृश्यता aspŕśyatā	अस्पृश्यताएँ aspŕśyatāẽ
oblique	अस्पृश्यता aspŕśyatā	अस्पृश्यताओं aspŕśyatāõ
vocative	अस्पृश्यता aspŕśyatā	अस्पृश्यताओ aspŕśyatāo

Descendants

• → Sanskrit: अस्पृश्यता (aspṛśyatā)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अस्पृश्यता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অস্পৃশ্যতা (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬲ᭄ᬧᬺᬰ᭄ᬬᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• অস্পৃশ্যতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰭𑰿𑰢𑰴𑰫𑰿𑰧𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀧𑀾𑀰𑁆𑀬𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• အသ္ပၖၐျတာ (Burmese script)
• અસ્પૃશ્યતા (Gujarati script)
• ਅਸ੍ਪ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਯਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦱ꧀ꦥꦽꦯꦾꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂮𑂹𑂣𑃂𑂬𑂹𑂨𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯತಾ (Kannada script)
• អស្ប្ឫឝ្យតា (Khmer script)
• ອສ຺ປ຺ຣິຨ຺ຍຕາ (Lao script)
• അസ്പൃശ്യതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠰ᠌ᢒᡵᡳᡧᠶᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘭𑘿𑘢𑘵𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠰᢒᠷᠢᠱᠶ᠋ᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧍𑧠𑧂𑧖𑧋𑧠𑧇𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐳𑑂𑐥𑐺𑐱𑑂𑐫𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଅସ୍ପୃଶ୍ଯତା (Odia script)
• ꢂꢱ꣄ꢦꢺꢯ꣄ꢫꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆱𑇀𑆥𑆸𑆯𑇀𑆪𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖭𑖿𑖢𑖴𑖫𑖿𑖧𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• අස‍්පෘශ්‍යතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑪁 𑪙𑩰𑩙𑩿 𑪙𑩻𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚨𑚶𑚞𑚧𑚶𑚣𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• அஸ்ப்ரிஶ்யதா (Tamil script)
• అస్పృశ్యతా (Telugu script)
• อสฺปฺฤศฺยตา (Thai script)
• ཨ་སྤྲྀ་ཤྱ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒮𑓂𑒣𑒵𑒬𑓂𑒨𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨰𑩇𑨞𑨼𑨉𑨮𑩇𑨪𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अस्पृश्यता (aspŕśyatā), which is itself made up of Sanskrit affixes and words. By surface analysis, अ (a) +‎ स्पृश्य (spṛśya) +‎ ता (tā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐs̪.pr̩ɕ.jɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

अस्पृश्यता • (aspṛśyatā) stem, f

1. (neologism) untouchability

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of अस्पृश्यता

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अस्पृश्यता (aspṛśyatā)	अस्पृश्यते (aspṛśyate)	अस्पृश्यताः (aspṛśyatāḥ)
accusative	अस्पृश्यताम् (aspṛśyatām)	अस्पृश्यते (aspṛśyate)	अस्पृश्यताः (aspṛśyatāḥ)
instrumental	अस्पृश्यतया (aspṛśyatayā) अस्पृश्यता¹ (aspṛśyatā¹)	अस्पृश्यताभ्याम् (aspṛśyatābhyām)	अस्पृश्यताभिः (aspṛśyatābhiḥ)
dative	अस्पृश्यतायै (aspṛśyatāyai)	अस्पृश्यताभ्याम् (aspṛśyatābhyām)	अस्पृश्यताभ्यः (aspṛśyatābhyaḥ)
ablative	अस्पृश्यतायाः (aspṛśyatāyāḥ) अस्पृश्यतायै² (aspṛśyatāyai²)	अस्पृश्यताभ्याम् (aspṛśyatābhyām)	अस्पृश्यताभ्यः (aspṛśyatābhyaḥ)
genitive	अस्पृश्यतायाः (aspṛśyatāyāḥ) अस्पृश्यतायै² (aspṛśyatāyai²)	अस्पृश्यतयोः (aspṛśyatayoḥ)	अस्पृश्यतानाम् (aspṛśyatānām)
locative	अस्पृश्यतायाम् (aspṛśyatāyām)	अस्पृश्यतयोः (aspṛśyatayoḥ)	अस्पृश्यतासु (aspṛśyatāsu)
vocative	अस्पृश्यते (aspṛśyate)	अस्पृश्यते (aspṛśyate)	अस्पृश्यताः (aspṛśyatāḥ)

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