वास्ता
Hindi
editEtymology
editDerived from Classical Persian واسطه (vâsete), from Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editवास्ता • (vāstā) m (Urdu spelling واسطہ)
- something intermediate or between
- connection, business, concern, dealings
- motive, reason, occasion
Declension
editDeclension of वास्ता (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
edit- के वास्ते (ke vāste)
- वास्ता पड़ना (vāstā paṛnā, “to have a connection with”)
- वास्ता रखना (vāstā rakhnā, “to care about, concern”)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वास्ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press