द्रष्टव्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्रष्टव्य (draṣṭavya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɾəʂ.ʈəʋ.jᵊ/, [d̪ɾɐʂ.ʈɐʋ.jᵊ]

Adjective

द्रष्टव्य • (draṣṭavya) (indeclinable)

1. noteworthy, remarkable
2. sightworthy, worth seeing

   Synonyms: दर्शनीय (darśanīya), दिखाऊ (dikhāū)

References

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

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the root दृश् (dṛś, “to see”) +‎ -तव्य (-tavya).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɾɐʂ.ʈɐʋ.jɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ɾɐʂˈʈɐʋ.jɐ/

Participle

द्रष्टव्य • (draṣṭavyá) future passive participle (root दृश्)

1. future passive participle of दृश् (dṛś); to be looked at, seen, witnessed

Derived terms

• दृष्टद्रष्टव्य (dṛṣṭadraṣṭavya, “who has seen what was to be seen”)