गृहस्थ

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गृहस्थ (gṛhastha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɾɪ.ɦəst̪ʰ/,

Noun

गृहस्थ (gŕhasthm

  1. householder (a person supports a family)
  2. (Hinduism, historical) a brahman performing the duty of a householder

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Sanskrit

Noun

गृहस्थ (gṛhastha) stemm

  1. a householder, Brahman in the 2nd period of his religious life (performing the duties of the master of a house and father of a family after having finished his studies and after investiture with the sacred thread

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