मिथ्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथ्या (mithyā), from Proto-Indo-European *mēwdʰ- (“to complain or care about something”). Compare with Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “tale, legend”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪt̪ʰ.jɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

मिथ्या • (mithyā) (Urdu spelling متھیا‎)

  1. false, spurious, delusory
    यह व्यक्ति मिथ्या अभिमान से भरा है।
    yah vyakti mithyā abhimān se bharā hai.
    This man is full of false pride.

Antonyms

Noun

मिथ्या • (mithyā) f

  1. illusion
  2. fallacy

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मिथ्या”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मिथ्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
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