अनुष्ठान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुष्ठान (anuṣṭhāna). Cognate with Bengali অনুষ্ঠান (onuśṭhan).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.nʊʂ.ʈʰɑːn/, [ɐ.nʊʂ.ʈʰä̃ːn]

Noun

अनुष्ठान • (anuṣṭhān) m

1. (religion) rite, ritual
2. inception, beginning

   Synonym: आरंभ (ārambh)

Declension

Declension of अनुष्ठान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अनुष्ठान anuṣṭhān	अनुष्ठान anuṣṭhān
oblique	अनुष्ठान anuṣṭhān	अनुष्ठानों anuṣṭhānõ
vocative	अनुष्ठान anuṣṭhān	अनुष्ठानो anuṣṭhāno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनुष्ठान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 38