पुस्तक

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʊst̪ək]

Noun

पुस्तक (pustak) f (Urdu spelling پستک)

  1. book, manuscript, volume
    पुस्तकें यहाँ बिकती हैं।pustakẽ yahā̃ biktī ha͠i.Books are sold here.

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʊstək]

Noun

पुस्तक (pustak) (Tirhuta 𑒣𑒳𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒏)

  1. book

Synonyms

Derived terms

Marathi

एक पुस्तक

Etymology

नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): पुस्तक n (pustak)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): पुस्तिका f (pustikā)

From Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka). Cognate with Gujarati પુસ્તક (pustak), Hindi पुस्तक (pustak), Konkani पुस्तक (pustak), Nepali पुस्तक (pustak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pus.t̪ək/

Noun

पुस्तक (pustak) n

  1. book
    मला हे पुस्तक खूप आवडले.
    malā he pustak khūp āvaḍle.
    I really liked this book.

Declension

Declension of पुस्तक (pustak)
direct
singular
पुस्तक
pustak
direct
plural
पुस्तके, पुस्तकं
pustake, pustaka
singular plural
nominative पुस्तक
pustak
पुस्तके, पुस्तकं
pustake, pustaka
oblique पुस्तका-
pustakā-
पुस्तकां-
pustakāN-
dative पुस्तकाला
pustakālā
पुस्तकांना
pustakāNnā
ergative पुस्तकाने
pustakāne
पुस्तकांनी
pustakāNni
instrumental पुस्तकाशी
pustakāśi
पुस्तकांशी
pustakāNśi
locative पुस्तकात
pustakāt
पुस्तकांत
pustakāNt
vocative पुस्तका
pustakā
पुस्तकांनो
pustakāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of पुस्तक
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject पुस्तकाचा
pustakāċā
पुस्तकाचे
pustakāce
पुस्तकाची
pustakāci
पुस्तकाच्या
pustakāca
पुस्तकाचे, पुस्तकाचं
pustakāce, pustakāċa
पुस्तकाची
pustakāci
पुस्तकाच्या
pustakāca
plural subject पुस्तकांचा
pustakāNċā
पुस्तकांचे
pustakāNce
पुस्तकांची
pustakāNci
पुस्तकांच्या
pustakāNca
पुस्तकांचे, पुस्तकांचं
pustakāNce, pustakāNċa
पुस्तकांची
pustakāNci
पुस्तकांच्या
pustakāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पुस्तक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), पुस्तक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), पुस्तक”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pust̪ʌk]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: पुस्तक्

Noun

पुस्तक (pustak)

  1. book
    Synonyms: किताप (kitāp), किताब (kitāb), पोथी (pothī)

Derived terms

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pōstaka, *pustaka. Compare Sogdian 𐼔𐼇𐼑𐼚𐼀𐼋 (pwstʾk /pōstē/, book, document, sutra), Manichaean Parthian 𐫛𐫇𐫘𐫤𐫃 (pwstg /pōstag/, book, pergament) and Persian پوست (pust, skin, hide) (from *pōst, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠 (pavastā); related to पवस्त (pavasta)).

Pronunciation

Noun

पुस्तक (pustaka) n

  1. a protuberant ornament, boss
  2. book, manuscript, booklet

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पुस्तक (pustaka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पुस्तकम्
pustakam
पुस्तके
pustake
पुस्तकानि / पुस्तका¹
pustakāni / pustakā¹
Vocative पुस्तक
pustaka
पुस्तके
pustake
पुस्तकानि / पुस्तका¹
pustakāni / pustakā¹
Accusative पुस्तकम्
pustakam
पुस्तके
pustake
पुस्तकानि / पुस्तका¹
pustakāni / pustakā¹
Instrumental पुस्तकेन
pustakena
पुस्तकाभ्याम्
pustakābhyām
पुस्तकैः / पुस्तकेभिः¹
pustakaiḥ / pustakebhiḥ¹
Dative पुस्तकाय
pustakāya
पुस्तकाभ्याम्
pustakābhyām
पुस्तकेभ्यः
pustakebhyaḥ
Ablative पुस्तकात्
pustakāt
पुस्तकाभ्याम्
pustakābhyām
पुस्तकेभ्यः
pustakebhyaḥ
Genitive पुस्तकस्य
pustakasya
पुस्तकयोः
pustakayoḥ
पुस्तकानाम्
pustakānām
Locative पुस्तके
pustake
पुस्तकयोः
pustakayoḥ
पुस्तकेषु
pustakeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899), पुस्तक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0640.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), pōstaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 478
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 331—332
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