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)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अधीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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]
- impatient, hasty, impetuous
- unsteady, unstable, inconstant
- Synonyms: अस्थिर (asthir), डळमळीत (ḍaḷamḷīt)
- (rare) craven, cowardly
- Synonyms: भित्रे (bhitre), भ्याड (bhyāḍ), भेकड (bhekaḍ)
Derived terms
- अधीरता (adhīrtā)
References
- ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अधीर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अधीर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “अधीर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)