प्रसाधन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रसाधन (prasādhana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.sɑː.d̪ʱən/, [pɾɐ.säː.d̪ʱɐ̃n]

Noun

प्रसाधन • (prasādhan) m

1. adornment
2. processing
3. toilet

   Synonym: शौचालय (śaucālay)

Derived terms

• सौंदर्य प्रसाधन (saundarya prasādhan), प्रसाधन सामग्री (prasādhan sāmagrī, “cosmetics”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्रसाधक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “प्रसाधन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “प्रसाधन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha