मटरगश्त

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀭 (*maṭṭara)

Hindi मटर (maṭar)?

Proto-Iranian *gártati

Persian گَشْتَن

Classical Persian گَشْت (gašt)bor.

Hindi गश्त (gaśt)?

Hindi मटरगश्त (maṭargaśt)

Uncertain. Perhaps from मटर (maṭar, “pea”) +‎ गश्त (gaśt, “patrol”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ʈəɾ.ɡəʃt̪/, [mɐ.ʈɐɾ.ɡɐʃt̪]

Noun

मटरगश्त • (maṭargaśt) m or f

1. wandering, ambling

Declension

Declension of मटरगश्त (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मटरगश्त maṭargaśt	मटरगश्तें maṭargaśtẽ
oblique	मटरगश्त maṭargaśt	मटरगश्तों maṭargaśtõ
vocative	मटरगश्त maṭargaśt	मटरगश्तो maṭargaśto

Derived terms

• मटरगश्ती करना (maṭargaśtī karnā)

References

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