स्वस्थ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वस्थ (svástha).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sʋəst̪ʰ/, [sʋɐst̪ʰ]

Adjective

स्वस्थ • (svasth) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سْوَسْتھ)

  1. healthy, hale, robust
    स्वस्थ रहने के लिए हमें प्रायः व्यायाम करना चाहिए।
    svasth rahne ke lie hamẽ prāyaḥ vyāyām karnā cāhie.
    To remain healthy we should exercise often.

Synonyms
  • तन्दुरुस्त (tandurust)

Derived terms
  • स्वस्थचित्त (svasthacitt, “sane, mentally healthy”)

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • স্বস্থ (Assamese script)
  • ᬲ᭄ᬯᬲ᭄ᬣ (Balinese script)
  • স্বস্থ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰭𑰿𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
  • သွသ္ထ (Burmese script)
  • સ્વસ્થ (Gujarati script)
  • ਸ੍ਵਸ੍ਥ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥 (Grantha script)
  • ꦱ꧀ꦮꦱ꧀ꦡ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂮𑂹𑂟 (Kaithi script)
  • ಸ್ವಸ್ಥ (Kannada script)
  • ស្វស្ថ (Khmer script)
  • ສ຺ວສ຺ຖ (Lao script)
  • സ്വസ്ഥ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠰᠣᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘭𑘿𑘞 (Modi script)
  • ᠰᢦᠰᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧍𑧠𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐳𑑂𑐠 (Newa script)
  • ସ୍ଵସ୍ଥ (Odia script)
  • ꢱ꣄ꢮꢱ꣄ꢢ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆱𑇀𑆡 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖭𑖿𑖞 (Siddham script)
  • ස‍්වස‍්ථ (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑪁 𑪙𑩬 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚨𑚶𑚚 (Takri script)
  • ஸ்வஸ்த² (Tamil script)
  • స్వస్థ (Telugu script)
  • สฺวสฺถ (Thai script)
  • སྭ་སྠ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒮𑓂𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨰𑩇𑨚 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

A compound of स्व (sva, “self”) + स्थ (stha, “to stand, endure”), literally meaning "self-standing".

Pronunciation

Adjective

स्वस्थ • (svastha)

  1. healthy, healthful
  2. hale and hearty
  3. sound, tranquil, composed

Descendants
  • Bengali: সুস্থ (śustho)
  • >? Hindi: सस्ता (sastā)
  • → Hindi: स्वस्थ (svasth)
  • → Malayalam: സ്വസ്ഥം (svasthaṁ)
  • Phalura:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣 (sattha)
    • Romani: sasto

References
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