शक्य
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit शक्य (śakya).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
शक्य • (śakya) (indeclinable)
- possible, likely to happen
- practical, worthwhile
- 1929, मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी [mohandās karamcand gāndhī], सत्य के प्रयोग अथवा आत्मकथा [satya ke prayog athvā ātmakthā]:
- लेकिन ठेठ से ही मेरा यह मत रहा है कि जो एक के लिए शक्य है, वह सब के लिए भी शक्य है।
- lekin ṭheṭh se hī merā yah mat rahā hai ki jo ek ke lie śakya hai, vah sab ke lie bhī śakya hai.
- But from the outset, my opinion has remained that what is worthwhile for one person is worthwhile for all.
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शक्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
शक्य • (śakya)
Derived terms edit
- शक्यता (śakyatā, “possibility”)