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पुस्तक

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka). Doublet of पोथा (pothā) and पोस्त (post).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʊs.t̪ək/, [pʊs.t̪ɐk]
  • Rhymes: -ək

Noun

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पुस्तक (pustakf (Urdu spelling پستک)

  1. book, manuscript, volume
    Synonyms: किताब (kitāb), दस्तावेज़ (dastāvez), सहीफ़ा (sahīfā), ग्रंथ (granth), शास्त्र (śāstra)
    पुस्तकें यहाँ बिकती हैं।pustakẽ yahā̃ biktī ha͠i.Books are sold here.

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Konkani

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka).

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Noun

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पुस्तक (pustakn (Latin script pustok, Kannada script ಪುಸ್ತಕ್)

  1. book

Maithili

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka).

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Noun

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पुस्तक (pustak) (Tirhuta 𑒣𑒳𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒏)

  1. book

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Marathi

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एक पुस्तक
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Etymology

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नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): पुस्तक n (pustak)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): पुस्तिका f (pustikā)

From Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka). Cognate with Gujarati પુસ્તક (pustak), Hindi पुस्तक (pustak), Konkani पुस्तक (pustak), Nepali पुस्तक (pustak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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पुस्तक (pustakn

  1. book
    मला हे पुस्तक खूप आवडले.
    malā he pustak khūp āvaḍle.
    I really liked this book.

Declension

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Declension of पुस्तक (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
पुस्तक
pustak
direct
plural
पुस्तके, पुस्तकं
pustake, pustaka
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
पुस्तक
pustak
पुस्तके, पुस्तकं
pustake, pustaka
oblique
सामान्यरूप
पुस्तका
pustakā
पुस्तकां-
pustakān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
पुस्तकाला
pustakālā
पुस्तकांना
pustakānnā
ergative पुस्तकाने, पुस्तकानं
pustakāne, pustakāna
पुस्तकांनी
pustakānnī
instrumental पुस्तकाशी
pustakāśī
पुस्तकांशी
pustakānśī
locative
सप्तमी
पुस्तकात
pustakāt
पुस्तकांत
pustakāt
vocative
संबोधन
पुस्तका
pustakā
पुस्तकांनो
pustakānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of पुस्तक (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
पुस्तकाचा
pustakāċā
पुस्तकाचे
pustakāċe
पुस्तकाची
pustakācī
पुस्तकाच्या
pustakācā
पुस्तकाचे, पुस्तकाचं
pustakāċe, pustakāċa
पुस्तकाची
pustakācī
पुस्तकाच्या
pustakācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
पुस्तकांचा
pustakānċā
पुस्तकांचे
pustakānċe
पुस्तकांची
pustakāñcī
पुस्तकांच्या
pustakāncā
पुस्तकांचे, पुस्तकांचं
pustakānċe, pustakānċa
पुस्तकांची
pustakāñcī
पुस्तकांच्या
pustakāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

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See also

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References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पुस्तक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पुस्तक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “पुस्तक”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka).

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Noun

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पुस्तक (pustak)

  1. book
    Synonyms: किताप (kitāp), किताब (kitāb), पोथी (pothī)

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Borrowed from some Middle Iranian language. Compare Sogdian [script needed] (pwst'k, book, document, sutra), Manichaean Parthian pwstg (pōstag, book, pergament) and Persian پوست (pust, skin, hide) (from *pōst, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠 (pavastā); cognate with पवस्त (pavásta), and see the latter for further etymology).

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Noun

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पुस्तक (pustaka) stemn

  1. a protuberant ornament, boss
  2. book, manuscript, booklet

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of पुस्तक (pustaka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पुस्तकम्
pustakam
पुस्तके
pustake
पुस्तकानि / पुस्तका¹
pustakāni / pustakā¹
Vocative पुस्तक
pustaka
पुस्तके
pustake
पुस्तकानि / पुस्तका¹
pustakāni / pustakā¹
Accusative पुस्तकम्
pustakam
पुस्तके
pustake
पुस्तकानि / पुस्तका¹
pustakāni / pustakā¹
Instrumental पुस्तकेन
pustakena
पुस्तकाभ्याम्
pustakābhyām
पुस्तकैः / पुस्तकेभिः¹
pustakaiḥ / pustakebhiḥ¹
Dative पुस्तकाय
pustakāya
पुस्तकाभ्याम्
pustakābhyām
पुस्तकेभ्यः
pustakebhyaḥ
Ablative पुस्तकात्
pustakāt
पुस्तकाभ्याम्
pustakābhyām
पुस्तकेभ्यः
pustakebhyaḥ
Genitive पुस्तकस्य
pustakasya
पुस्तकयोः
pustakayoḥ
पुस्तकानाम्
pustakānām
Locative पुस्तके
pustake
पुस्तकयोः
pustakayoḥ
पुस्तकेषु
pustakeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “पुस्तक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0640/3.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōstaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 478
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 331—332
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 319