हितैषिन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

हित (hita) +‎ एषीन् (eṣīn).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦi.tɑːj.ʂin/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦi.t̪ɑj.ʂin̪/

Adjective

हितैषिन् • (hitaiṣin) stem

1. well-wisher; one who wishes after the benefit of; benevolent

Descendants

• → Bengali: হিতৈষী (hitōiśi) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: हितैषी (hitaiṣī)

  Urdu: ہِتَیشِی (hitaiśī)

References

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