सुशील

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुशील (suśīla). By surface analysis, सु- (su-) +‎ शील (śīl).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʊ.ʃiːl/

Adjective

सुशील • (suśīl) (indeclinable)

1. well-behaved, well-mannered, refined; gentlemanly
   • 1880–1936, प्रेमचंद, गृह दाह‎^[1]:

     कितना सुशील होनहार बालक था !

     kitnā suśīl honhār bālak thā !

     What a well-behaved and promising child he was!

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुशील (suśīla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.ɕil/, [su.ɕiːl]

Adjective

सुशील • (suśīl) (indeclinable)

1. well-behaved, well-mannered, well-tempered; of good disposition

References

• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “सुशील”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सुशील”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press