अस्पृश्यता

Hindi

Etymology

From अ- (a-) +‎ स्पृश्य (spŕśya) +‎ -ता (-tā), from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əs.pɾɪʃ.jə.t̪ɑː/, [ɐs.pɾɪʃ.jɐ.t̪äː]

Noun

अस्पृश्यता • (aspŕśyatā) f (rare, formal)

1. untouchability

   Synonym: छुआछूत (chuāchūt)

Declension

Declension of अस्पृश्यता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अस्पृश्यता aspŕśyatā	अस्पृश्यताएँ aspŕśyatāẽ
oblique	अस्पृश्यता aspŕśyatā	अस्पृश्यताओं aspŕśyatāõ
vocative	अस्पृश्यता aspŕśyatā	अस्पृश्यताओ aspŕśyatāo

Descendants

• → Sanskrit: अस्पृश्यता (aspṛśyatā)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अस्पृश्यता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অস্পৃশ্যতা (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬲ᭄ᬧᬺᬰ᭄ᬬᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• অস্পৃশ্যতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰭𑰿𑰢𑰴𑰫𑰿𑰧𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀧𑀾𑀰𑁆𑀬𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• အသ္ပၖၐျတာ (Burmese script)
• અસ્પૃશ્યતા (Gujarati script)
• ਅਸ੍ਪ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਯਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦱ꧀ꦥꦽꦯꦾꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂮𑂹𑂣𑃂𑂬𑂹𑂨𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯತಾ (Kannada script)
• អស្ប្ឫឝ្យតា (Khmer script)
• ອສ຺ປ຺ຣິຨ຺ຍຕາ (Lao script)
• അസ്പൃശ്യതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠰ᠌ᢒᡵᡳᡧᠶᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘭𑘿𑘢𑘵𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠰᢒᠷᠢᠱᠶ᠋ᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧍𑧠𑧂𑧖𑧋𑧠𑧇𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐳𑑂𑐥𑐺𑐱𑑂𑐫𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଅସ୍ପୃଶ୍ଯତା (Odia script)
• ꢂꢱ꣄ꢦꢺꢯ꣄ꢫꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆱𑇀𑆥𑆸𑆯𑇀𑆪𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖭𑖿𑖢𑖴𑖫𑖿𑖧𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• අස‍්පෘශ්‍යතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑪁 𑪙𑩰𑩙𑩿 𑪙𑩻𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚨𑚶𑚞𑚧𑚶𑚣𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• அஸ்ப்ரிஶ்யதா (Tamil script)
• అస్పృశ్యతా (Telugu script)
• อสฺปฺฤศฺยตา (Thai script)
• ཨ་སྤྲྀ་ཤྱ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒮𑓂𑒣𑒵𑒬𑓂𑒨𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨰𑩇𑨞𑨼𑨉𑨮𑩇𑨪𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अस्पृश्यता (aspŕśyatā), which is itself made up of Sanskrit affixes and words. Equal to अ- (a-) +‎ स्पृश्य (spṛśya) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐs̪ˈpr̩ɕ.jɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

अस्पृश्यता • (aspṛśyatā) stem, f

1. (neologism) untouchability

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of अस्पृश्यता

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अस्पृश्यता (aspṛśyatā)	अस्पृश्यते (aspṛśyate)	अस्पृश्यताः (aspṛśyatāḥ)
vocative	अस्पृश्यते (aspṛśyate)	अस्पृश्यते (aspṛśyate)	अस्पृश्यताः (aspṛśyatāḥ)
accusative	अस्पृश्यताम् (aspṛśyatām)	अस्पृश्यते (aspṛśyate)	अस्पृश्यताः (aspṛśyatāḥ)
instrumental	अस्पृश्यतया (aspṛśyatayā) अस्पृश्यता¹ (aspṛśyatā¹)	अस्पृश्यताभ्याम् (aspṛśyatābhyām)	अस्पृश्यताभिः (aspṛśyatābhiḥ)
dative	अस्पृश्यतायै (aspṛśyatāyai)	अस्पृश्यताभ्याम् (aspṛśyatābhyām)	अस्पृश्यताभ्यः (aspṛśyatābhyaḥ)
ablative	अस्पृश्यतायाः (aspṛśyatāyāḥ) अस्पृश्यतायै² (aspṛśyatāyai²)	अस्पृश्यताभ्याम् (aspṛśyatābhyām)	अस्पृश्यताभ्यः (aspṛśyatābhyaḥ)
genitive	अस्पृश्यतायाः (aspṛśyatāyāḥ) अस्पृश्यतायै² (aspṛśyatāyai²)	अस्पृश्यतयोः (aspṛśyatayoḥ)	अस्पृश्यतानाम् (aspṛśyatānām)
locative	अस्पृश्यतायाम् (aspṛśyatāyām)	अस्पृश्यतयोः (aspṛśyatayoḥ)	अस्पृश्यतासु (aspṛśyatāsu)

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