पुष्टि

See also: पुष्ट

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुष्टि (puṣṭi).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʊʂ.ʈiː/

Noun

पुष्टि • (puṣṭi) f

nourishment, thriving
confirmation, validation, verification
- 1982, Narendra Kohli, त्रासदियाँ [trāsdiyā̃, Tragedies]:
  जब प्रत्येक बात की पुष्टि हो गई तो मैं भी निश्चिंत हो गया।
  jab pratyek bāt kī puṣṭi ho gaī to ma͠i bhī niścint ho gayā.
  When everything got confirmed then even I got relieved.

Declension

Declension of *पुष्टि* (fem i-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पुष्टि puṣṭi	पुष्टियाँ puṣṭiyā̃
oblique	पुष्टि puṣṭi	पुष्टियों puṣṭiyõ
vocative	पुष्टि puṣṭi	पुष्टियो puṣṭiyo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पुष्टि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3065
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पुष्टि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 639

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

পুষ্টি (Assamese script)
ᬧᬸᬱ᭄ᬝᬶ (Balinese script)
পুষ্টি (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀺 (Brahmi script)
ပုၑ္ဋိ (Burmese script)
પુષ્ટિ (Gujarati script)
ਪੁਸ਼੍ਟਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦸꦰ꧀ꦛꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂳𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ಪುಷ್ಟಿ (Kannada script)
បុឞ្ដិ (Khmer script)
ປຸຩ຺ຏິ (Lao script)
പുഷ്ടി (Malayalam script)
ᢒᡠᢢᢞᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘱 (Modi script)
ᢒᠤᢔᢌᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧔𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐶 (Newa script)
ପୁଷ୍ଟି (Odia script)
ꢦꢸꢰ꣄ꢜꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖰 (Siddham script)
පුෂ‍්ටි (Sinhalese script)
𑩰𑩒𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚰𑚶𑚔𑚮 (Takri script)
புஷ்டி (Tamil script)
పుష్టి (Telugu script)
ปุษฺฏิ (Thai script)
པུ་ཥྚི (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑨃𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews-

Sanskrit पुष् (puṣ)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit -ति (-ti)

Sanskrit पुष्टि

From the root पुष् (puṣ, “to thrive, prosper; to nourish”) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /púʂ.ʈi/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /puʂ.ʈi/

Noun

पुष्टि॑ • (púṣṭi) stem, f

well-nourished condition, fatness, plumpness, growth, increase, thriving, prosperity, wealth, opulence, comfort
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.12.5:
  यं स्मा पृच्छन्ति कुह सेति घोरम् उतेम् आहुर् नैषो अस्तीत्य् एनम् ।
  सो अर्यः पुष्टीर् विज इवा मिनाति श्रद् अस्मै धत्त स जनास इन्द्रः ॥
  yaṃ smā pṛcchanti kuha seti ghoram utem āhur naiṣo astīty enam.
  so aryaḥ puṣṭīr vija ivā mināti śrad asmai dhatta sa janāsa indraḥ.
  Where is He, the terrible one they ask; or say He is not;
  He scatters away the prosperities of the enemy like birds; in Him have faith, for He, O folks, is Indra.
breeding, rearing
development, fulness, completeness

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of पुष्टि॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पुष्टिः॑ (púṣṭiḥ)	पुष्टी॑ (púṣṭī)	पुष्ट॑यः (púṣṭayaḥ)
accusative	पुष्टि॑म् (púṣṭim)	पुष्टी॑ (púṣṭī)	पुष्टीः॑ (púṣṭīḥ)
instrumental	पुष्ट्या॑ (púṣṭyā) पुष्टी॑¹ (púṣṭī¹)	पुष्टि॑भ्याम् (púṣṭibhyām)	पुष्टि॑भिः (púṣṭibhiḥ)
dative	पुष्ट॑ये (púṣṭaye) पुष्ट्यै॑ (púṣṭyai)	पुष्टि॑भ्याम् (púṣṭibhyām)	पुष्टि॑भ्यः (púṣṭibhyaḥ)
ablative	पुष्टेः॑ (púṣṭeḥ) पुष्ट्याः॑ (púṣṭyāḥ) पुष्ट्यै॑² (púṣṭyai²)	पुष्टि॑भ्याम् (púṣṭibhyām)	पुष्टि॑भ्यः (púṣṭibhyaḥ)
genitive	पुष्टेः॑ (púṣṭeḥ) पुष्ट्याः॑ (púṣṭyāḥ) पुष्ट्यै॑² (púṣṭyai²)	पुष्ट्योः॑ (púṣṭyoḥ)	पुष्टी॑नाम् (púṣṭīnām)
locative	पुष्टौ॑ (púṣṭau) पुष्ट्या॑म् (púṣṭyām) पुष्टा॑¹ (púṣṭā¹)	पुष्ट्योः॑ (púṣṭyoḥ)	पुष्टि॑षु (púṣṭiṣu)
vocative	पुष्टे॑ (púṣṭe)	पुष्टी॑ (púṣṭī)	पुष्ट॑यः (púṣṭayaḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (puṭṭhi)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “पुष्टि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 639.
Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “puṣṭi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “पुष्टि”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1036
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “puṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 470