गृहस्थ

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit गृहस्थ (gṛhastha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɪ.ɦəst̪ʰ/, [ɡɾɪ.ɦɐst̪ʰ]

Noun

गृहस्थ • (gŕhasth) m

1. householder (a person supports a family)
2. (Hinduism, historical) a brahman performing the duty of a householder

Derived terms

• गृहस्थी (gŕhasthī)

References

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

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Sanskrit

Noun

गृहस्थ • (gṛhastha) stem, m

1. a householder, Brahman in the 2nd period of his religious life (performing the duties of the master of a house and father of a family after having finished his studies and after investiture with the sacred thread.

Descendants

• Telugu: గృహస్థుడు (gr̥hasthuḍu)
• Bengali: গৃহস্থ