As a Hindi name
पोष्य · adj
पालने योग्य । पालनीय । जिसका पालन पोषण कर्तव्य हो — Śabdasāgara
पोष्य · noun · masculine
भृत्य । नौकर । दास — Śabdasāgara
पोष्य · poshya · adj.
To be nourished or cherished, to be taken care of, to be fed, brought up, reared, &c — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 280
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
thriving, well fed
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
poṣya mfn. thriving, well fed, RV.
abundant, copious, ib.
causing wealth or prosperity, AV.
to be nourished or fed or brought up or taken care of MBh.; Kāv.; Pur.
poṣya a. [puṣ-karmaṇi ṇyat] 1 To be fed, nourished or supported. 2 Well-fed, thriving. 3 Causing prosperity. 4 Abundant, copious. Comp. — putraḥ, -sutaḥ an adopted son. — vargaḥ a class of relatives, who must be nourished and protected.
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