प्रतिकर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिकर (pratikara). By surface analysis, प्रति- (prati-) + कर (kar).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pɾə.t̪ɪ.kəɾ/, [pɾɐ.t̪ɪ.kɐɾ]
Noun
प्रतिकर • (pratikar) m
- compensation, reparation, recompense
- Synonym: क्षतिपूर्ति (kṣatipūrti)
- (rare) retaliation, revenge
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | प्रतिकर pratikar |
प्रतिकर pratikar |
| oblique | प्रतिकर pratikar |
प्रतिकरों pratikarõ |
| vocative | प्रतिकर pratikar |
प्रतिकरो pratikaro |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “प्रतिकर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3147
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “प्रतिकर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 451
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रतिकर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 655