प्रौढ़ता

Hindi

Etymology

By surface analysis, प्रौढ़ (prauṛh) +‎ ता (tā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾɔːɽʱ.t̪ɑː/, [pɾɔːɽʱ.t̪äː]

Noun

प्रौढ़ता • (prauṛhtā) f

1. full growth, maturity; adulthood

   Synonyms: प्रौढ़त्व (prauṛhatva), परिपक्वता (paripakvatā)

Declension

Declension of प्रौढ़ता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रौढ़ता prauṛhtā	प्रौढ़ताएँ prauṛhtāẽ
oblique	प्रौढ़ता prauṛhtā	प्रौढ़ताओं prauṛhtāõ
vocative	प्रौढ़ता prauṛhtā	प्रौढ़ताओ prauṛhtāo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “प्रौढ़ता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्रौढ़ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press