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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अधि (adhi, “over, above”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
अधि- • (adhi-)
- over, above, super-
- अधि- (adhi-) + कार (kār, “doing; action”) → अधिकार (adhikār, “authority”)
- highest, best
- अधि- (adhi-) + गुण (guṇ) → अधिगुण (adhiguṇ)
- additional, extra, surplus
- अधि- (adhi-) + मास (mās) → अधिमास (adhimās)
- main, primary, chief
- अधि- (adhi-) + दैवत (daivat) → अधिदैवत (adhidaivat)
- (by extension) official
- अधि- (adhi-) + नियम (niyam) → अधिनियम (adhiniyam)
Derived terms
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- অধি- (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬥᬶ- (Balinese script)
- অধি- (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰠𑰰- (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀥𑀺- (Brahmi script)
- အဓိ- (Burmese script)
- અધિ- (Gujarati script)
- ਅਧਿ- (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌧𑌿- (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦣꦶ- (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂡𑂱- (Kaithi script)
- ಅಧಿ- (Kannada script)
- អធិ- (Khmer script)
- ອຘິ- (Lao script)
- അധി- (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᢡᡳ᠊ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘠𑘱- (Modi script)
- ᠠᢑᠾᠢ᠊ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑧀𑧒- (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐢𑐶- (Newa script)
- ଅଧି- (Odia script)
- ꢂꢤꢶ- (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆣𑆴- (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖠𑖰- (Siddham script)
- අධි- (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩮𑩑- (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚜𑚮- (Takri script)
- அதி⁴- (Tamil script)
- అధి- (Telugu script)
- อธิ- (Thai script)
- ཨ་དྷི- (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒡𑒱- (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨜𑨁- (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
See अधि (adhi).
Pronunciation
Prefix
अधि- • (adhi-)
- super-; above
Derived terms