अपायकारक

Marathi

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from अपाय (apāy, harm) +‎ -कारक (-kārak, causing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.paj.ka.ɾək/
  • Hyphenation: अ‧पाय‧का‧रक
  • Rhymes: -ək

Adjective

अपायकारक • (apāyakāraka) (indeclinable) [1][2]

  1. harmful, pernicious
    Synonym: अहितकारक (ahitkārak)
    अतिप्रमाणात साखर खाणे शरीरासाठी अपायकारक ठरू शकते.
    atipramāṇāt sākhar khāṇe śarīrāsāṭhī apāykārak ṭharū śakte.
    Eating too much sugar can be harmful for the body.

References

  1. ^ Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “अपायकारक”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  2. ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अपायकारक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies