vastu

English

Alternative forms

• vaastu

Etymology

From Sanskrit वास्तु (vā́stu, “homestead, house, building”).

Noun

vastu (uncountable)

1. (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

• ustav, vatus, vauts

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from vast. Cognate to Finnish vasta.

Postposition

vastu

1. 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

vastu

1. against (governs the partitive)

   Ma sõitsin vastu seina. ― I drove against the wall.