शुद्ध

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit शुद्ध (śuddha), from the root verb शुध् (śudh, “to become pure or purified”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃʊd̪d̪ʱ/, [ʃʊd̪(ː)ʱ]

Adjective

शुद्ध • (śuddh) (Urdu spelling شدھ)

1. pure, unpolluted

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   शुद्ध सोना बहुत महंगा है।

   śuddh sonā bahut mahaṅgā hai.

   Pure gold is very expensive.

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   परम-शुद्ध पानी मिलने कठिन है।

   param-śuddh pānī milne kaṭhin hai.

   It is difficult to find absolutely pure water.

   Synonym: ख़ालिस (xālis)

2. correct

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   समस्या सुलझाने लिए यह पद्धति शुद्ध नहीं है।

   samasyā suljhāne lie yah paddhati śuddh nahī̃ hai.

   This is not the correct method for solving the problem.

   Synonym: सही (sahī)

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   तुम्हारा उच्चारण शुद्ध है।

   tumhārā uccāraṇ śuddh hai.

   Your pronunciation is correct.

3. net

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   आज का शुद्ध लाभ क्या था?

   āj kā śuddh lābh kyā thā?

   What was the net profit for today?

4. (of language) high-register; making use of Sanskrit loanwords

   (deprecated template usage) शुद्ध हिंदी ― śuddh hindī ― Sanskritized Hindi

   Antonym: ठेठ (ṭheṭh)

Antonyms

• अशुद्ध (aśuddh)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “शुद्ध”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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Sanskrit

Adjective

शुद्ध • (śuddha)

1. pure, simple, clear, clean
2. true, blameless, accurate, acquitted
3. right, free from error, faultless

Descendants

• Assamese: শুধ (xudho), শুদা (xuda)