अप्सरा
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अप्सराः (apsarāḥ), nominative singular of अप्सरस् (apsaras).
Pronunciation
Noun
अप्सरा • (apsarā) f
- (mythology) apsara (a class of nymphs, described as spirits of the waters and the clouds, who are dancers in Indra's court)
- beautiful woman
Declension
Declension of अप्सरा (fem ā-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अप्सरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अप्सरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अप्सराः (apsarāḥ), nominative singular of अप्सरस् (apsaras).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (mythology) apsara (a class of nymphs, described as spirits of the waters and the clouds, who are dancers in Indra's court)
References
- ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “अप्सरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अप्सरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- ^ Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “अप्सरा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press