Urdu

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आसक्त (āsakta).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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آسَکْت (āsakt) (Hindi spelling आसक्त) (rare)

  1. strongly attached to
  2. fond of, enamoured of, addicted to, devoted to, intent on, engrossed in
  3. zealously following or pursuing

References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “āsakt”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.