शक्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शक्य (śakya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃək.jᵊ/, [ʃɐk.jᵊ]

Adjective

शक्य • (śakya) (indeclinable)

1. possible, likely to happen
2. practical, worthwhile
   • 1929, मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी [mohandās karamcand gāndhī], सत्य के प्रयोग अथवा आत्मकथा [satya ke prayog athvā ātmakthā]:

     लेकिन ठेठ से ही मेरा यह मत रहा है कि जो एक के लिए शक्य है, वह सब के लिए भी शक्य है।

     lekin ṭheṭh se hī merā yah mat rahā hai ki jo ek ke lie śakya hai, vah sab ke lie bhī śakya hai.

     But from the outset, my opinion has remained that what is worthwhile for one person is worthwhile for all.

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit शक्य (śakya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕək.jə/

Adjective

शक्य • (śakya)

1. possible

   Antonym: अशक्य (aśakya)

Derived terms

• शक्यता (śakyatā, “possibility”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शक्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शक्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “शक्य”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शक्य”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).