संन्यासी

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • सन्यासी (sanyāsī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संन्यासिन् (saṃnyāsin), equivalent to संन्यास (sannyās) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sən.njɑː.siː/, [sɐ̃n.njäː.siː]

Noun

संन्यासी • (sannyāsī) m (feminine संन्यासिनी, Urdu spelling سنیاسی)

  1. ascetic, sanyasi
    उस संन्यासी ने तपस्या का लंबा अनुभव किया।
    us sannyāsī ne tapasyā kā lambā anubhav kiyā.
    That ascetic has undergone a long penance.

Declension
Declension of संन्यासी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct संन्यासी
sannyāsī		 संन्यासी
sannyāsī
oblique संन्यासी
sannyāsī		 संन्यासियों
sannyāsiyõ
vocative संन्यासी
sannyāsī		 संन्यासियो
sannyāsiyo

See also
  • भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “a mendicant monk”)
  • महंत (mahant, “a monastical monk”)

Sanskrit

Pronunciation
  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐ̃.njɑː.siː/, [sɐ̃.j̃jɑː.siː]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /s̪ɐ̃ˈn̪jɑː.s̪iː/

Noun

संन्यासी • (saṃnyāsī) stem, m (feminine संन्यासिनी)

  1. masculine nominative singular of संन्यासिन् (saṃnyāsin)
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