स्वादिष्ट

Hindi

Alternative forms

• स्वादिष्ठ (svādiṣṭh)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वादिष्ठ (svādiṣṭha).

Adjective

स्वादिष्ट • (svādiṣṭ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سوادشٹ)

1. delicious
2. tasteful
3. palatable
4. relishable

Related terms

• स्वाद (svād)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “स्वादिष्ट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5407
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “स्वादिष्ट”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 846
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “स्वादिष्ट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1051

Marathi

Alternative forms

• स्वादिष्ठ (svādiṣṭha)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वादिष्ठ (svādiṣṭha). By surface analysis, स्वाद (svād, “flavor”) +‎ -इष्ट (-iṣṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋa.d̪iʂ.ʈə/

Adjective

स्वादिष्ट • (svādiṣṭa) (indeclinable)

1. tasty, flavorful, delicious

   Synonyms: रुचकर (ruckar), चविष्ट (caviṣṭa)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “स्वादिष्ट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies