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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit उपेक्षा (upekṣā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊ.peːk.ʂɑː/,
Noun
उपेक्षा • (upekṣā) f
- indifference, apathy, neglect
- Synonyms: अवहेलना (avhelnā), निरादर (nirādar)
- disdain, scorn, contempt
Declension
Declension of उपेक्षा (fem ā-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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उपेक्षा
upekṣā
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उपेक्षाएँ
upekṣāẽ
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| oblique
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उपेक्षा
upekṣā
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उपेक्षाओं
upekṣāõ
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| vocative
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उपेक्षा
upekṣā
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उपेक्षाओ
upekṣāo
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References
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
From उप (upa) + ईक्ष् (īkṣ).
Pronunciation
Noun
उपेक्षा • (upekṣā) stem, f
- neglect, negligence, indifference, disregard
- contempt
- deceit, trick
- abandonment
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “उपेक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0215.
- Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “उपेक्षा”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016