दर्शनीय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दर्शनीय (darśanīya). By surface analysis, दर्शन (darśan) +‎ -ईय (-īy).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əɾ.ʃə.niː.jᵊ/, [d̪əɾ.ʃə.n̪iː.jᵊ]

Adjective

दर्शनीय • (darśanīya) (indeclinable)

worth seeing, sightworthy

Further reading

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “दर्शनीय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2227
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दर्शनीय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 483

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the root दृश् (dṛś, “to see”) +‎ -अनीय (-anīya).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐɾ.ɕɐ.níː.jɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐɾ.ɕɐˈn̪iː.jɐ/

Gerundive

दर्शनीय • (darśanī́ya)

future passive participle of दृश् (dṛś); to be looked at, seen, witnessed

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