पल्लवित

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पल्लवित (pallavita), from पल्लव (pallav, “bud, sprout”) +‎ -इत (-it, “-ed”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəl.lə.ʋɪt̪/, [pɐl.lɐ.ʋɪt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɪt̪
• Hyphenation: पल्‧लव्‧इत

Adjective

पल्लवित • (pallavit) (feminine पल्लविती)

1. sprouting in new leaf or bud

   Synonyms: पल्लवयुक्त (pallavyukt), पुष्पित (puṣpit)

2. flourishing, thriving

   Synonym: लहलहाता (lahalhātā)

3. expanded, prospered

   Synonyms: विस्तृत (vistŕt), लंबा-चौड़ा (lambā-cauṛā)

Derived terms

• पुष्पित-पल्लवित (puṣpit-pallavit)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पल्लवित”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पल्लवित”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पल्लवित”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press