उद्देश्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उद्देश्य (uddeśyá).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊd̪.d̪eːʃ.jᵊ/, [ʊd̪̚.d̪eːʃ.jᵊ]

Noun

उद्देश्य • (uddeśya) m (Urdu spelling ادیشیہ‎)

purpose, object, aim
इससे क्या उद्देश्य पूरा होगा?
isse kyā uddeśy pūrā hogā?
What purpose will it serve?

उनका उद्देश्य था मैच जीतना।
unkā uddeśy thā maic jītnā.
Their aim was to win the match.

Synonyms: प्रयोजन (prayojan), ध्येय (dhyey), लक्ष्य (lakṣya)

Declension

Declension of उद्देश्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उद्देश्य uddeśya	उद्देश्य uddeśya
oblique	उद्देश्य uddeśya	उद्देश्यों uddeśyõ
vocative	उद्देश्य uddeśya	उद्देश्यो uddeśyo

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “उद्देश्य”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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