सौरत्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सौरत्य (sauratya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɔː.ɾət̪.jᵊ/, [sɔː.ɾɐt̪.jᵊ]

Noun

सौरत्य • (sauratya) m (Urdu spelling سَورَتیَ)

1. sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:संभोग

Declension

Declension of सौरत्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सौरत्य sauratya	सौरत्य sauratya
oblique	सौरत्य sauratya	सौरत्यों sauratyõ
vocative	सौरत्य sauratya	सौरत्यो sauratyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सौरत्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑːw.ɾɐt.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɑwˈɾɐt̪.jɐ/

Noun

सौरत्य • (sauratya) stem, ?

1. delight

Descendants

• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: सौरत्य (sauratya)

  Urdu: سَورَتیَ (sauratya)

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “सौरत्य”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press