उचित

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उचित (ucitá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊ.t͡ʃɪt̪/

Adjective

उचित (ucit) (Urdu spelling اچت)

  1. appropriate, proper, fitting
    श्री पुण्ड को अपनी बेटी का घर लौटना उचित लगा।
    śrī puṇḍ ko apnī beṭī kā ghar lauṭnā ucit lagā.
    Mr. Punda thought it fitting that his daughter return home.
    Synonyms: ठीक (ṭhīk), सही (sahī)
  2. reasonable

Derived terms

  • अनुचित (anucit)
    • अनुचितता (anucittā)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hućitás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hučitás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁uk-i-tós, from *h₁ewk- (to be accustomed). Cognate with Lithuanian jùnkti (to learn), Old Church Slavonic оучити (učiti), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (biūhts, accustomed to), Old Armenian ուսանիմ (usanim, to learn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

उचित (ucitá)

  1. accustomed
  2. proper
  3. sensible
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