शुद्ध

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit शुद्ध (śuddha), from the root verb शुध् (śudh, “to become pure or purified”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃʊd̪d̪ʱ/

Adjective

शुद्ध • (śuddh) (Urdu spelling شدھ‎)

  1. pure, unpolluted
    शुद्ध सोना बहुत महंगा है।
    śuddh sonā bahut mahaṅgā hai.
    Pure gold is very expensive.
    परम-शुद्ध पानी मिलने कठिन है।
    param-śuddh pānī milne kaṭhin hai.
    It is difficult to find absolutely pure water.
    Synonym: ख़ालिस (xālis)
  2. correct
    समस्या सुलझाने लिए यह पद्धति शुद्ध नहीं है।
    samasyā suljhāne lie yah paddhati śuddh nahī̃ hai.
    This is not the correct method for solving the problem.
    Synonym: सही (sahī)
    तुम्हारा उच्चारण शुद्ध है।
    tumhārā uccāraṇ śuddh hai.
    Your pronunciation is correct.
  3. net
    आज का शुद्ध लाभ क्या था? ― āj kā śuddh lābh kyā thā? ― What was the net profit for today?
  4. (of language) high-register; making use of Sanskrit loanwords
    शुद्ध हिंदी ― śuddh hindī ― Sanskritized Hindi
    Antonym: ठेठ (ṭheṭh)

Antonyms

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “शुद्ध”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Sanskrit

Adjective

शुद्ध • (śuddha)

  1. pure, simple, clear, clean
  2. true, blameless, accurate, acquitted
  3. right, free from error, faultless

Descendants
  • Assamese: শুধ (xudho), শুদা (xuda)
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