"श्रेष्ठिन्" meaning in Sanskrit

See श्रेष्ठिन् in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɕɾɐjʂ.ʈʰin/ [Vedic], /ɕɾeːʂ.ʈʰin̪/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) + -इन् (-in), literally “having the best”. Etymology templates: {{af|sa|श्रेष्ठ|-इन्|lit=having the best}} श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) + -इन् (-in), literally “having the best” Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m}} श्रेष्ठिन् • (śreṣṭhin) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}} Forms: श्रेष्ठिन् stem or [canonical, masculine], śreṣṭhin [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], श्रेष्ठी [nominative, singular], श्रेष्ठिनौ [dual, nominative], श्रेष्ठिना1 [dual, nominative], श्रेष्ठिनः [nominative, plural], श्रेष्ठिनम् [accusative, singular], श्रेष्ठिनौ [accusative, dual], श्रेष्ठिना1 [accusative, dual], श्रेष्ठिनः [accusative, plural], श्रेष्ठिना [instrumental, singular], श्रेष्ठिभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], श्रेष्ठिभिः [instrumental, plural], श्रेष्ठिने [dative, singular], श्रेष्ठिभ्याम् [dative, dual], श्रेष्ठिभ्यः [dative, plural], श्रेष्ठिनः [ablative, singular], श्रेष्ठिभ्याम् [ablative, dual], श्रेष्ठिभ्यः [ablative, plural], श्रेष्ठिनः [genitive, singular], श्रेष्ठिनोः [dual, genitive], श्रेष्ठिनाम् [genitive, plural], श्रेष्ठिनि [locative, singular], श्रेष्ठिनोः [dual, locative], श्रेष्ठिषु [locative, plural], श्रेष्ठिन् [singular, vocative], श्रेष्ठिनौ [dual, vocative], श्रेष्ठिना1 [dual, vocative], श्रेष्ठिनः [plural, vocative]
  1. The head or president of a mercantile or other guild
    Sense id: en-श्रेष्ठिन्-sa-noun-21p2p4k7
  2. distinguished man
    Sense id: en-श्रेष्ठिन्-sa-noun-kmmZaXud Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -इन्, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 26 74 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -इन्: 19 81 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 17 83
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        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "श्रेष्ठिन् • (śreṣṭhin) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The head or president of a mercantile or other guild"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "president",
          "president"
        ],
        [
          "mercantile",
          "mercantile"
        ],
        [
          "guild",
          "guild"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "distinguished man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "distinguished",
          "distinguished"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɾɐjʂ.ʈʰin/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɾeːʂ.ʈʰin̪/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "श्रेष्ठिन्"
}

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