सेंत

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sẽːt̪/

Etymology 1

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Sanskrit संहति (saṃhati)slbor.

Hindi सेंत (sẽt)?

Hindi सेंत (sẽt)

Unknown. Dasa claims the same source as सेंत (sẽt, “collection”).

Noun

सेंत • (sẽt) f

1. something obtained free of charge

Declension

Declension of सेंत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सेंत sẽt	सेंतें sẽtẽ
oblique	सेंत sẽt	सेंतों sẽtõ
vocative	सेंत sẽt	सेंतो sẽto

Derived terms

• सेंतमेंत (sẽtmẽt)

Adjective

सेंत • (sẽt) (indeclinable)

1. free of charge

   Synonyms: मुफ़्त (muft), सेंतमेंत (sẽtmẽt), निःशुल्क (niḥśulk)

Adverb

सेंत • (sẽt)

1. for free

Etymology 2

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Sanskrit संहति (saṃhati)slbor.

Hindi सेंत (sẽt)

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit संहति (saṃhati).

Noun

सेंत • (sẽt) m

1. (obsolete) collection, clump, mass

   Synonyms: समूह (samūh), ढेर (ḍher)

Declension

Declension of सेंत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सेंत sẽt	सेंत sẽt
oblique	सेंत sẽt	सेंतों sẽtõ
vocative	सेंत sẽt	सेंतो sẽto

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सेंत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सेंत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha