पुस्तक कीट

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Hindi

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Etymology

पुस्तक (pustak, book) +‎ कीट (kīṭ, insect, worm)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʊs.t̪ək kiːʈ/,

Noun

पुस्तक कीट (pustak kīṭm

  1. (formal) bookworm, book lice
    Synonym: किताबी कीड़ा (kitābī kīṛā)
    • 1999, पुस्तकालय प्रशासन एवं प्रबंध, Vani Prakashan, →ISBN, page 39:
      पुस्तक कीट एवं इसका लारवा—दोनों ही बाइंडिंग एवं पेपर को खा जाते हैं।
      pustak kīṭ evam iskā lārvā—donõ hī bāiṇḍiṅg evam pepar ko khā jāte ha͠i.
      The bookworm and its larva both eat up bindings and paper.
  2. (formal, figurative) bookworm (an avid book reader)
    Synonyms: किताबी कीड़ा (kitābī kīṛā), किताब का कीड़ा (kitāb kā kīṛā)
    • 1952 May 7, सारङ्ग [sāraṅg]‎, number 10, All India Radio:
      पर आज से कुछ वर्ष पहले तक हमारे देश में पुस्तकालयों का महत्त्व केवल ज्ञान-पिपासुओं और पुस्तक-कीटों के विश्राम-स्थल से अधिक नहीं था।
      par āj se kuch varṣ pahle tak hamāre deś mẽ pustakālyõ kā mahattva keval jñān-pipāsuõ aur pustak-kīṭõ ke viśrām-sthal se adhik nahī̃ thā.
      But till a few years ago, the significance of libraries in our country was not more than just a resting place for knowledge-seekers and bookworms.

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