नापसंदगी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نابسندگی (nāpasandagi). By surface analysis, ना- (nā-) +‎ पसंद (pasand) +‎ -गी (-gī), see also नापसंद (nāpsand) and पसंदगी (pasandgī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.pə.sənd̪.ɡiː/, [näː.pɐ.sɐ̃n̪d̪.ɡiː]

Noun

नापसंदगी • (nāpasandagī) f (Urdu spelling نابسندگی)

1. disapproval, displeasure, unwillingness, disagreeableness

   Synonym: नापसंदी (nāpasandī)

Declension

Declension of नापसंदगी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नापसंदगी nāpasandagī	नापसंदगियाँ nāpasandagiyā̃
oblique	नापसंदगी nāpasandagī	नापसंदगियों nāpasandagiyõ
vocative	नापसंदगी nāpasandagī	नापसंदगियो nāpasandagiyo

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नापसंदगी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 343.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “ना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 357
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नापसंदगी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2582
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ना-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 549