पराकाष्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पराकाष्ठा (parākāṣṭhā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.ɾɑː.kɑːʂ.ʈʰɑː/, [pə.ɾäː.käːʃ.ʈʰäː]

Noun

पराकाष्ठा • (parākāṣṭhā) f

  1. climax, zenith, apex
    Synonyms: शिखर (śikhar), चरम सीमा (caram sīmā)
  2. (Hinduism) half age of Brahma

Declension
Declension of पराकाष्ठा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct पराकाष्ठा
parākāṣṭhā		 पराकाष्ठाएँ
parākāṣṭhāẽ
oblique पराकाष्ठा
parākāṣṭhā		 पराकाष्ठाओं
parākāṣṭhāõ
vocative पराकाष्ठा
parākāṣṭhā		 पराकाष्ठाओ
parākāṣṭhāo

Sanskrit

Etymology

From परा- (parā-) +‎ काष्ठा (kāṣṭhā).

Pronunciation
  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɑː.kɑːʂ.ʈʰɑː/
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɑːˈkɑːʂ.ʈʰɑː/

Noun

पराकाष्ठा • (parākāṣṭhā) f

  1. zenith, climax
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