सुस्त
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian سست (sust). Possibly a doublet of सस्ता (sastā, “cheap”), see there for details.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]सुस्त • (sust) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سست)
- slow (not quick in motion)
- lazy, leisurely
- quiet, lethargic
- छोटू आज बहुत सुस्त है, क्या बीमार है?
- choṭū āj bahut sust hai, kyā bīmār hai?
- The little one is very quiet today, is he feeling ill?
Derived terms
[edit]- सुस्त करना (sust karnā, “to slow down (something else), retard”)
- सुस्ताई (sustāī, “resting, rest”)
- सुस्ताना (sustānā, “to rest, slow down (oneself)”)
Related terms
[edit]- सुस्ती (sustī, “lethargy”)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सुस्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press