अधीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधीर (adhīra). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ धीर (dhīr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.d̪ʱiːɾ/, [ɐ.d̪ʱiːɾ]
  • Audio (Delhi):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Adjective

अधीर • (adhīr) (indeclinable)

  1. impatient, hasty, restless, agitated
  2. distracted, absentminded

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधीर (adhīra). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ धीर (dhīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.d̪ʱiɾ/, [ə.d̪ʱiːɾ]
  • Hyphenation: अ‧धीर
  • Rhymes: -iɾ

Adjective

अधीर • (adhīr) (indeclinable) [1][2][3]

  1. impatient, hasty, impetuous
    Synonyms: उतावीळ (utāvīḷ), आतुर (ātur), उत्सुक (utsuk)
  2. unsteady, unstable, inconstant
    Synonyms: अस्थिर (asthir), डळमळीत (ḍaḷamḷīt)
  3. (rare) craven, cowardly
    Synonyms: भित्रे (bhitre), भ्याड (bhyāḍ), भेकड (bhekaḍ)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अधीर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  2. ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अधीर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  3. ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “अधीर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)