सार्वजनिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सार्वजनिक (sārvajanika).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑːɾʋ.d͡ʒə.nɪk/, [säːɾʋ.d͡ʒɐ.nɪk]

Adjective

सार्वजनिक • (sārvjanik) (indeclinable)

1. public, popular

   यहां एक नई सार्वजनिक इमारत बन रही है।

   yahā̃ ek naī sārvajnik imārat ban rahī hai.

   A new public building is being built here.

   सार्वजनिक ऋण ― sārvajnik ŕṇ ― public debt

   सार्वजनिक ज़मीन/भूमि ― sārvajnik zamīn/bhūmi ― public land

   सार्वजनिक जीवन ― sārvajnik jīvan ― public life

   सार्वजनिक पुस्तकालय/लाइब्रेरी ― sārvajnik pustakālay/lāibrerī ― public library

2. common, universal

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सार्वजनिक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “सार्वजनिक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House