रुचि

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit रुचि (ruci).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾʊ.t͡ʃiː/

Noun

रुचि • (ruci) f

  1. interest, taste (something that one is interested in)
    मेरे भाई की रुचि साहित्य में है ― mere bhāī kī ruci sāhitya mẽ hai ― My brother has an interest in literature (lit. "the interest of my brother is in literature")
  2. A male given name

Declension
Declension of रुचि (fem i-stem)
singular plural
direct रुचि
ruci		 रुचियाँ
ruciyā̃
oblique रुचि
ruci		 रुचियों
ruciyõ
vocative रुचि
ruci		 रुचियो
ruciyo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ৰুচি (Assamese script)
  • ᬭᬸᬘᬶ (Balinese script)
  • রুচি (Bengali script)
  • 𑰨𑰲𑰓𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀭𑀼𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • ရုစိ (Burmese script)
  • રુચિ (Gujarati script)
  • ਰੁਚਿ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿 (Grantha script)
  • ꦫꦸꦕꦶ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂩𑂳𑂒𑂱 (Kaithi script)
  • ರುಚಿ (Kannada script)
  • រុចិ (Khmer script)
  • ຣຸຈິ (Lao script)
  • രുചി (Malayalam script)
  • ᡵᡠᢜᡳ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘨𑘳𑘓𑘱 (Modi script)
  • ᠷᠤᢋᠢ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧈𑧔𑦳𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐬𑐸𑐔𑐶 (Newa script)
  • ରୁଚି (Odia script)
  • ꢬꢸꢗꢶ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆫𑆶𑆖𑆴 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖨𑗜𑖓𑖰 (Siddham script)
  • රුචි (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩼𑩒𑩡𑩑 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚤𑚰𑚏𑚮 (Takri script)
  • ருசி (Tamil script)
  • రుచి (Telugu script)
  • รุจิ (Thai script)
  • རུ་ཙི (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒩𑒳𑒔𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨫𑨃𑨣𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root रुच् (ruc).

Noun

रुचि • (rúci) stem, f

  1. light, lustre, splendour, beauty
  2. colour
  3. liking, taste, relish, pleasure, appetite, zest
  4. (at the end of a compound) taking pleasure in, desirous of, longing for; with locative, प्रति (prati) infinitive or compound
    ruciṃ-√dā or rucaye-√bhū — to please
    rucim ā-√vah, with datative — to excite a desire for
    रुच्या (rucyā) or स्वरुच्या (sva-rucyā) — at pleasure, at will
  5. a kind of coitus
  6. a kind of pigment (= रोचना (rocanā))
  7. name of an Apsaras
  8. name of the wife of Devaśarman

Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of रुचि
Nom. sg. रुचिः (ruciḥ)
Gen. sg. रुच्याः / रुचेः (rucyāḥ / ruceḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रुचिः (ruciḥ) रुची (rucī) रुचयः (rucayaḥ)
Vocative रुचे (ruce) रुची (rucī) रुचयः (rucayaḥ)
Accusative रुचिम् (rucim) रुची (rucī) रुचीः (rucīḥ)
Instrumental रुच्या (rucyā) रुचिभ्याम् (rucibhyām) रुचिभिः (rucibhiḥ)
Dative रुच्यै / रुचये (rucyai / rucaye) रुचिभ्याम् (rucibhyām) रुचिभ्यः (rucibhyaḥ)
Ablative रुच्याः / रुचेः (rucyāḥ / ruceḥ) रुचिभ्याम् (rucibhyām) रुचिभ्यः (rucibhyaḥ)
Genitive रुच्याः / रुचेः (rucyāḥ / ruceḥ) रुच्योः (rucyoḥ) रुचीनाम् (rucīnām)
Locative रुच्याम् / रुचौ (rucyām / rucau) रुच्योः (rucyoḥ) रुचिषु (ruciṣu)

Descendants
  • →Tatsama:
    • Hindi: रुचि (ruci)
    • Malayalam: രുചി (ruci)
    • Tamil: ருசி (ruci)
    • Telugu: రుచి (ruci)

Proper noun

रुचि • (rúci) f

  1. name of a Prajā-pati (the husband of Ākūti and father of Yajña or Su-yajña and of Manu Raucya)
  2. name of a son of Viśvāmitra
  3. name of a king

Adjective

रुचि • (rúci)

  1. pleasant, agreeable (= रुचिर (rucira))

Declension

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References
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