शिष्ट

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शिष्ट¹

  • /ʃɪʂʈ/ Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭá). Doublet of सीठा (sīṭhā).

adjective śiṣṭ

  1. indeclinable left over, remaining

    Similar: बाक़ी, शेष, बचा हुआ

शिष्ट²

  • /ʃɪʂʈ/ Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭá, “instructed”) from the root शास् (śās, “to teach, instruct”). Related to शास्त्र (śāstra, “study, rule”) and शिष्य (śiṣya, “disciple”).

adjective śiṣṭ

  1. indeclinable well behaved, polite
  2. indeclinable elegant, suave
  3. indeclinable genteel, courteous

In English

  • civilized having a highly developed society or culture

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MLA

"शिष्ट." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

शिष्ट. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F

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"शिष्ट." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {शिष्ट},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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