अनुचित

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनुचित (anucita).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.nʊ.t͡ʃɪt̪/, [ɐ.nʊ.t͡ʃɪt̪]

Adjective

अनुचित • (anucit) (indeclinable)

1. improper, unsuitable (not considered correct)

   Synonym: ग़लत (ġalat)

   Antonyms: उचित (ucit), ठीक (ṭhīk), सही (sahī)

2. (mathematics) improper

   अनुचित भिन्न ― anucit bhinn ― improper fraction

Derived terms

• अनुचितता (anucittā)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनुचित”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press