पुष्प

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुष्प (púṣpa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊʃp/

Noun

पुष्प • (puṣp) m (Urdu spelling پشپ‎)

1. a flower

   Synonym: फूल (phūl)

2. menses

Proper noun

पुष्प • (puṣp) f, m

1. A female or male given name, equivalent to English Pushpa

References

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

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬧᬸᬱ᭄ᬧ (Balinese script)
• পুষ্প (Bengali script)
• পুষ্প (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪 (Grantha script)
• પુષ્પ (Gujarati script)
• ꦥꦸꦰ꧀ꦥ (Javanese script)
• ಪುಷ್ಪ (Kannada script)
• ပုၑ္ပ (Burmese script)
• ପୁଷ୍ପ (Oriya script)
• ꢦꢸꢰ꣄ꢦ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆥 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖢 (Siddham script)
• పుష్ప (Telugu script)
• པུཥྤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒣 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Unknown. Related to the root पुष् (puṣ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /púʂ.pɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpuʂ.pɐ/

Noun

पुष्प • (púṣpa) n

1. flower, blossom
2. the menstrual flux
3. a particular disease of the eye, albugo
4. a spot on the nails and teeth
5. (drama) gallantry, politeness, declaration of love
6. a kind of perfume
7. blooming, expanding

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पुष्प (púṣpa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पुष्पम् púṣpam	पुष्पे púṣpe	पुष्पाणि / पुष्पा¹ púṣpāṇi / púṣpā¹
Vocative	पुष्प púṣpa	पुष्पे púṣpe	पुष्पाणि / पुष्पा¹ púṣpāṇi / púṣpā¹
Accusative	पुष्पम् púṣpam	पुष्पे púṣpe	पुष्पाणि / पुष्पा¹ púṣpāṇi / púṣpā¹
Instrumental	पुष्पेण púṣpeṇa	पुष्पाभ्याम् púṣpābhyām	पुष्पैः / पुष्पेभिः¹ púṣpaiḥ / púṣpebhiḥ¹
Dative	पुष्पाय púṣpāya	पुष्पाभ्याम् púṣpābhyām	पुष्पेभ्यः púṣpebhyaḥ
Ablative	पुष्पात् púṣpāt	पुष्पाभ्याम् púṣpābhyām	पुष्पेभ्यः púṣpebhyaḥ
Genitive	पुष्पस्य púṣpasya	पुष्पयोः púṣpayoḥ	पुष्पाणाम् púṣpāṇām
Locative	पुष्पे púṣpe	पुष्पयोः púṣpayoḥ	पुष्पेषु púṣpeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨 (puppha)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘢𑘳𑘮𑘳𑘢 (puhupa)
• Pali: puppha
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨 (puppha)
  • Gujarati: પૂફ (pūph)
  • Hindi: पुहुप (puhup)
• → Bengali: পুষ্প (puṣp)
• → Gujarati: પુષ્પ (puṣp)
• → Hindi: पुष्प (puṣp)
• → Indonesian: puspa
• → Marathi: पुष्प (puṣp)
• → Sundanese: ᮕᮥᮞ᮪ᮕ (puspa)
• ⇒ Telugu: పుష్పము (puṣpamu)
• → Thai: บุษบา (bùt-sà-baa)

References

• “पु॑ष्प” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 322, column 2.
• Arthur A. Macdonell, A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, 1893, page 166
• Monier Williams (1899), “Púshpa”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0639, column 2.
• Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 546