अरुचि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुचि (aruci).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.ɾʊ.t͡ʃiː/, [ɐ.ɾʊ.t͡ʃiː]

Noun

अरुचि • (aruci) f

1. aversion, antipathy
2. disinterest, indifference
3. lack of appetite, lack of the desire to eat

   डॉक्टर ने उसके खाने से अरुचि के लिए कुछ दवाइयाँ दीं है।

   ḍŏkṭar ne uske khāne se aruci ke lie kuch davāiyā̃ dī̃ hai.

   The doctor has given some medicines for his lack of appetite.

Declension

Declension of अरुचि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अरुचि aruci	अरुचियाँ aruciyā̃
oblique	अरुचि aruci	अरुचियों aruciyõ
vocative	अरुचि aruci	अरुचियो aruciyo

Derived terms

• अरुचिकार (arucikār)

 

References

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

Sanskrit

Noun

अरुचि • (aruci) stem, n

1. disgust, aversion
2. lack of appetite

Descendants

• → Hindi: अरुचि (aruci)
• → Tocharian B: aruci