अपितु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपि तु (api tu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.pɪ.t̪uː/, [ɐ.pɪ.t̪uː]

Conjunction

अपितु • (apitu)

1. (formal) however, nonetheless; rather

   Synonym: बल्कि (balki)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अपितु”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Etymology

From अपि- (api-) +‎ तु (tu).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pi.tu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.pi.t̪u/

Conjunction

अपितु • (apitu)

1. however, nonetheless, then too