Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit औषधि (auṣadhi).
Pronunciation
Noun
औषधि • (auṣdhi) f (Urdu spelling اوشدھی)
- medicine
औषधि की अच्छा प्रभाव पड़ी।- auṣdhi kī acchā prabhāv paṛī.
- The medicine had a good effect.
विदेश से बहुत सारी नक़ली औषधियाँ आती हैं।- videś se bahut sārī naqlī auṣdhiyā̃ ātī ha͠i.
- Many spurious drugs come from abroad.
- Synonym: दवाई (davāī)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “औषधि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.