उद्यम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उद्यम् (udyam, “to strive for, to be diligent”).

Noun

उद्यम • (udyam) m (Urdu spelling اديم)

1. effort, exertion, endeavor

   हमारा उद्यम विफल हो गया। ― hamārā udyam viphal ho gayā. ― Our efforts were unsuccessful.

2. venture

   किसी उद्यम वा नौकरी में लगो।

   kisī udyam vā naukrī mẽ lago.

   Engage yourself in some venture or service.

Declension

Declension of उद्यम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उद्यम udyam	उद्यम udyam
oblique	उद्यम udyam	उद्यमों udyamõ
vocative	उद्यम udyam	उद्यमो udyamo

Derived terms

• उद्यमी (udyamī)
• उद्यमशील (udyamśīl)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “उद्यम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “उद्यम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.