व्यस्त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्यस्त (vyasta).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋjəst̪/, [ʋjɐst̪]

Adjective

व्यस्त • (vyast) (indeclinable)

1. busy, involved, engaged [with में (mẽ) ‘in’]

   Synonym: लगा हुआ (lagā huā)

   वह अपने काम में व्यस्त रहता है।

   vah apne kām mẽ vyast rahtā hai.

   He keeps himself busy with work.

2. scattered, dispersed, spread; disordered, messy

   Synonyms: बिखरा (bikhrā), फैला (phailā)

3. disturbed, distressed

Derived terms

• अस्त-व्यस्त (ast-vyast)

References

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