उदास

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उदास (udāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ.d̪ɑːs/

Adjective

उदास • (udās) (Urdu spelling اداس‎)

1. sad, depressed

   सोचते सोचते रवि उदास हो गया। ― socte socte ravi udās ho gayā. ― Thinking and thinking, Ravi became sad.

   Synonym: दुःखी (duḥkhī)

2. gloomy, melancholy
3. indifferent, stoic, apathetic

Etymology

From √उद् (ud, “upon, upwards”) and आस (āsa, “seat”)

Adjective

उदास • (udāsa)

1. throwing out, casting out

Noun

उदास • (udāsa) m

1. apathy, stoicism, indifference, lack of concern
2. abortion

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0185