अतिशयोक्ति

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अतिशयोक्ति (atiśayokti).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.t̪ɪʃ.joːk.t̪iː/,
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Noun

अतिशयोक्ति (atiśyoktim

  1. exaggeration
    नारायण, नारायण, यह उक्ति सत्य नहीं, किंतु अतिशयोक्ति है।
    nārāyaṇ, nārāyaṇ, yah ukti satya nahī̃, kintu atiśyokti hai.
    Well well, so this is surely not a true statement, but an overexaggeration.

Declension

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अतिशयोक्ति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 22

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.t̪iɕ.jok.t̪i/,

Noun

अतिशयोक्ति (atiśyoktif

  1. Alternative form of अतिशयोक्ती (atiśyoktī)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Compound of अति (áti, over-) +‎ शयोक्ति (śayokti, exaggeration).

Pronunciation

Noun

अतिशयोक्ति (átiśayokti) stemm

  1. overexaggeration

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of अतिशयोक्ति (átiśayokti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अतिशयोक्तिः
átiśayoktiḥ
अतिशयोक्ती
átiśayoktī
अतिशयोक्तयः
átiśayoktayaḥ
Vocative अतिशयोक्ते
átiśayokte
अतिशयोक्ती
átiśayoktī
अतिशयोक्तयः
átiśayoktayaḥ
Accusative अतिशयोक्तिम्
átiśayoktim
अतिशयोक्ती
átiśayoktī
अतिशयोक्तीन्
átiśayoktīn
Instrumental अतिशयोक्तिना / अतिशयोक्त्या¹
átiśayoktinā / átiśayoktyā¹
अतिशयोक्तिभ्याम्
átiśayoktibhyām
अतिशयोक्तिभिः
átiśayoktibhiḥ
Dative अतिशयोक्तये
átiśayoktaye
अतिशयोक्तिभ्याम्
átiśayoktibhyām
अतिशयोक्तिभ्यः
átiśayoktibhyaḥ
Ablative अतिशयोक्तेः
átiśayokteḥ
अतिशयोक्तिभ्याम्
átiśayoktibhyām
अतिशयोक्तिभ्यः
átiśayoktibhyaḥ
Genitive अतिशयोक्तेः
átiśayokteḥ
अतिशयोक्त्योः
átiśayoktyoḥ
अतिशयोक्तीनाम्
átiśayoktīnām
Locative अतिशयोक्तौ / अतिशयोक्ता¹
átiśayoktau / átiśayoktā¹
अतिशयोक्त्योः
átiśayoktyoḥ
अतिशयोक्तिषु
átiśayoktiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic