औपचारिक
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit औपचारिक (aupacārika), vriddhi form of उपचार (upacāra).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɔːp.t͡ʃɑː.ɾɪk/, [ɔːp.t͡ʃäː.ɾɪk]
Adjective
[edit]औपचारिक • (aupcārik) (indeclinable)
- ceremonious, ceremonial
- conventional
- formal
- Antonym: अनौपचारिक (anaupcārik)
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “औपचारिक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 711
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “औपचारिक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 108
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “औपचारिक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 150
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “औपचारिक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 82.