स्वाभाविक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वाभाविक (svābhāvika).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋɑː.bʱɑː.ʋɪk/

Adjective

स्वाभाविक • (svābhāvik)

1. natural, in accordance with one's nature

   स्वाभाविक है कि वह ऐसा काम नहीं करना चाहेगा।

   svābhāvik hai ki vah aisā kām nahī̃ karnā cāhegā.

   It is natural that he would not want to do such a thing.

2. innate, inherent
3. characteristic, typical

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “स्वाभाविक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1052