हुशार

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوشیار (hōšyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [huʃɑːɾ]

Adjective

हुशार • (huśār) (Latin script huxar, Kannada script ಹುಶಾರ್)

1. clever

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:हुशार

2. capable

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوشیار (hōšyār). Compare Hindi होशियार (hośiyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦu.ɕaɾ/

Adjective

हुशार • (huśār)

1. clever, smart, intelligent

   तो खूप हुशार आहे.

   to khūp huśār āhe.

   He is very smart.

Derived terms

• हुशारी (huśārī, “smartness, intelligence”)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “हुशार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हुशार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “हुशार”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).