ईर्ष्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ईर्ष्या (īrṣyā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iːɾʃ.jɑː/

Noun

ईर्ष्या • (īrṣyā) f (Urdu spelling ایرشا‎)

jealousy, envy
उसके मन में ख़ूब ईर्ष्या है।
uske man mẽ xūb īrṣyā hai.
He is a very jealous man.

Synonyms: डाह (ḍāh), जलन (jalan)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ईर्ष्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Noun

ईर्ष्या • (īrṣyā) f

envy or impatience over another's success

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ईर्ष्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.

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