vastu

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English

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Etymology

From Sanskrit वास्तु (vā́stu, homestead, house, building).

Noun

vastu (uncountable)

  1. (India) A philosophy of architecture that has elements akin to feng shui
    • 2016 June 16, “Grow your own vertical garden at home”, in The Times of India:
      Very few know that plants also improve the vastu of a place.

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from vast. Cognate to Finnish vasta.

Postposition

vastu

  1. against, to (governs the genitive or allative)
    Ma sõitsin seina vastu.I drove against the wall.
    Ma läksin talle vastu.I went to meet him.

Preposition

vastu

  1. against (governs the partitive)
    Ma sõitsin vastu seina.I drove against the wall.