vastu
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit वास्तु (vā́stu, “homestead, house, building”).
Noun
[edit]vastu (uncountable)
- (India) A philosophy of architecture that has elements akin to feng shui
- 2016 June 16, “Grow your own vertical garden at home”, in The Times of India[1]:
- Very few know that plants also improve the vastu of a place.
Anagrams
[edit]Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from vast. Cognate to Finnish vasta.
Postposition
[edit]vastu
- against, to (governs the genitive or allative)
- Ma sõitsin seina vastu. ― I drove against the wall.
- Ma läksin talle vastu. ― I went to meet him.
Preposition
[edit]vastu
- against (governs the partitive)
- Ma sõitsin vastu seina. ― I drove against the wall.