औचित्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit औचित्य (aucitya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɔː.t͡ʃɪt̪.jᵊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪt̪.jᵊ
• Hyphenation: औ‧चित्‧य

Noun

औचित्य • (aucitya) m

1. appropriateness, propriety, suitability, rightness

Declension

Declension of औचित्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	औचित्य aucitya	औचित्य aucitya
oblique	औचित्य aucitya	औचित्यों aucityõ
vocative	औचित्य aucitya	औचित्यो aucityo

Derived terms

• औचित्य-स्थापन (aucitya-sthāpan)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “औचित्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “औचित्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press