निस्पृह

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪs.pɾiːɦ/, [nɪs.pɾiːʱ]

Adjective

निस्पृह • (nispŕh)

1. Alternative form of निःस्पृह (niḥspŕh, “free from any desire”)
2. selfless

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नित्पृह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “निस्पृह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निस्पृह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press