शिक्षित

Hindi

Etymology

From शिक्षा (śikṣā, “education”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɪk.ʂɪt̪/, [ʃɪk.ʃɪt̪]

Adjective

शिक्षित • (śikṣit) (indeclinable)

1. literate, educated

   Synonym: पढ़ा लिखा (paṛhā likhā)

   Antonym: अशिक्षित (aśikṣit)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “शिक्षित”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4740
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “शिक्षित”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 743
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “शिक्षित”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 950
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “शिक्षित”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 614.