अपुष्ट

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपुष्ट (apuṣṭa). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ पुष्ट (puṣṭ).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

अपुष्ट • (apuṣṭ) (indeclinable)

1. unconfirmed, unverified

   Antonym: पुष्ट (puṣṭ)

   अपुष्ट ख़बरें ― apuṣṭ xabrẽ ― unconfirmed news

2. unnourished

References

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