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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अधीन (adhīna).
Pronunciation
Adjective
अधीन • (adhīn) (indeclinable)
- subject, under, subservient
- docile, submissive
Derived terms
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अधीन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अधीन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “अधीन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अधीन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press