विशेषतः

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विशेषतस् (viśeṣatas). Equal to विशेष (viśeṣ, “special, particular”) +‎ -तः (-taḥ, “-ly”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ʃeːʂ.t̪ə(ɦ)/, [ʋɪ.ʃeːʃ.t̪ɛ(ɦ)]

Adverb

विशेषतः • (viśeṣtaḥ)

1. especially, particularly
   • 1984, Kuber Nath Rai, दृष्टि-अभिसार [dŕṣṭi-abhisār], National Publishing House, page 48:

     घी में तली पूरियों की एक संज्ञा ‘सोहारी’ भी है, विशेषतः अवध-काशी की बोलियों में।

     ghī mẽ talī pūriyõ kī ek saṅgyā ‘sohārī’ bhī hai, viśeṣtaḥ avadh-kāśī kī boliyõ mẽ.

     Another word for puris fried in ghee is ‘sohari’, particularly in the dialects of Awadh and Kashi.

Synonyms

• ख़ास तौर पर (xās taur par)
• ख़ासकर (xāskar)
• विशेष रूप से (viśeṣ rūp se)
• विशेषकर (viśeṣkar)
• विशेषतया (viśeṣatyā)

 

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “विशेषतः”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.