अनुपजाऊ

Hindi

Etymology

From अन- (an-, “un-”) +‎ उपजाऊ (upjāū, “fertile”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.nʊp.d͡ʒɑː.uː/, [ɐ.nʊp.d͡ʒäː.uː]

Adjective

अनुपजाऊ • (anupjāū) (indeclinable)

1. infertile, barren (not conducive to crop growth)

   Synonyms: ऊसर (ūsar), बंजर (bañjar)

   Antonym: उपजाऊ (upjāū)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनुपजाऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press