गृहस्थ
Hindi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾɪ.ɦəst̪ʰ/
Noun
गृहस्थ • (gŕhasth) m
- householder (a person supports a family)
- (Hinduism, historical) a brahman performing the duty of a householder
Declension
| Declension of गृहस्थ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | गृहस्थ (gŕhasth) | गृहस्थ (gŕhasth) |
| Oblique | गृहस्थ (gŕhasth) | गृहस्थों (gŕhasthõ) |
| Vocative | गृहस्थ (gŕhasth) | गृहस्थो (gŕhastho) |
Derived terms
- गृहस्थी (gŕhasthī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गृहस्थ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Noun
गृहस्थ • (gṛhastha) m
- a householder, Brahman in the 2nd period of his religious life (performing the duties of the master of a house and father of a family after having finished his studies and after investiture with the sacred thread.
Descendants
- Telugu: గృహస్థుడు (gr̥hasthuḍu)
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