व्यस्त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्यस्त (vyasta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋjəst̪/, [ʋjɐst̪]

Adjective

व्यस्त • (vyast) (indeclinable)

1. busy, involved, engaged [with में (mẽ) ‘in’]

   Synonyms: लगा हुआ (lagā huā), मसरूफ़ (masrūf), मशग़ूल (maśġūl)

   वह अपने काम में व्यस्त रहता है।

   vah apne kām mẽ vyast rahtā hai.

   He keeps himself busy with work.

2. scattered, dispersed, spread; disordered, messy

   Synonyms: बिखरा (bikhrā), फैला (phailā), बिरेख़्त (birext)

3. disturbed, distressed

Derived terms

• अस्त-व्यस्त (ast-vyast)
• व्यस्तता (vyastatā)

References

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