Poorhouse in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
📖 Meaning of “poorhouse”
The meaning of “poorhouse” in Hindi is अनाथाश्रम, pronounced anathashram — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
📘 Definition of poorhouse
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
✍️ Poorhouse in a sentence
After losing everything, he ended up in a poorhouse.
वह प्रतिवर्ष अपने जन्मदिन पर स्थानीय अनाथाश्रम में भोजन दान करता है।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
Borrowed from Sanskrit अनाथाश्रम (anāthāśrama). By surface analysis, अनाथ (anāth, “orphan”) + आश्रम (āśram, “home; refuge”).
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Word (English)
Poorhouse
Meaning in Hindi
अनाथाश्रम
Pronunciation
anathashram
Part of speech
Noun
Category
Word Origin (Etymology)
Borrowed from Sanskrit अनाथाश्रम (anāthāśrama). By surface analysis, अनाथ (anāth, “orphan”) + आश्रम (āśram, “home; refuge”).
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The Hindi meaning of "poorhouse" is अनाथाश्रम (anathashram).
In Devanagari script it is written as अनाथाश्रम.
It is pronounced "anathashram". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.