हितैषिन्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- হিতৈষিন্ (Assamese script)
- ᬳᬶᬢᬿᬱᬶᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
- হিতৈষিন্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰮𑰰𑰝𑰹𑰬𑰰𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀳𑀺𑀢𑁃𑀱𑀺𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- ဟိတဲၑိန် (Burmese script)
- હિતૈષિન્ (Gujarati script)
- ਹਿਤੈਸ਼ਿਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌷𑌿𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦲꦶꦠꦻꦰꦶꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂯𑂱𑂞𑂶𑂭𑂱𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಹಿತೈಷಿೝ (Kannada script)
- ហិតៃឞិន៑ (Khmer script)
- ຫິໄຕຩິນ຺ (Lao script)
- ഹിതൈഷിന് (Malayalam script)
- ᡥᡳᢠᠠᡳᢢᡳᠨ (Manchu script)
- 𑘮𑘱𑘝𑘺𑘬𑘱𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠾᠢᢐᠧᠧᢔᠢᠨ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧎𑧒𑦽𑧛𑧌𑧒𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐴𑐶𑐟𑐿𑐲𑐶𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
- ହିତୈଷିନ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢲꢶꢡꣀꢰꢶꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆲𑆴𑆠𑆽𑆰𑆴𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖮𑖰𑖝𑖹𑖬𑖰𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
- හිතෛෂින් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪂𑩑𑩫𑩗𑪀𑩑𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚩𑚮𑚙𑚳𑚮𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
- ஹிதைஷிந் (Tamil script)
- హితైషిౝ (Telugu script)
- หิไตษินฺ (Thai script)
- ཧི་ཏཻ་ཥི་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒯𑒱𑒞𑒻𑒭𑒱𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨱𑨁𑨙𑨇𑨯𑨁𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
हित (hita) + एषीन् (eṣīn).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɦi.tɑːj.ʂin/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɦi.t̪ɑj.ʂin̪/
Adjective
हितैषिन् • (hitaiṣin) stem
- well-wisher; one who wishes after the benefit of; benevolent
Descendants
- → Bengali: হিতৈষী (hitōiśi) (learned)
- → Hindustani: (learned)
- Hindi: हितैषी (hitaiṣī)
- Urdu: ہِتَیشِی (hitaiśī)
References
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “हितैषिन्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press