अपवित्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपवित्र (apavitra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.pə.ʋɪt̪.ɾᵊ/, [ɐ.pɐ.ʋɪt̪.ɾᵊ]

Adjective

अपवित्र • (apavitra) (indeclinable)

1. unholy, sacrilegious

   Antonym: पवित्र (pavitra)

2. unclean, impure

   Synonym: अशुद्ध (aśuddh)

   Antonym: पवित्र (pavitra)

References

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