कौस्तुभ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कौस्तुभ (kaustubha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɔːs.t̪ʊbʱ/

Proper noun

कौस्तुभ • (kaustubh) m

1. (Hinduism) the Kaustubha; a gem obtained during the churning of the ocean and worn by Vishnu on his chest
2. a male given name, Kaustubh, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of कौस्तुभ (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	कौस्तुभ kaustubh
oblique	कौस्तुभ kaustubh
vocative	कौस्तुभ kaustubh

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कौस्तुभ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1080
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कौस्तुभ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 219