अधिनायक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधिनायक (adhināyaka)

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ʱɪ.nɑː.jək/, [ɐ.d̪ʱɪ.näː.jɐk]
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Noun

अधिनायक • (adhināyak) m

supreme leader, dictator
Synonym: तानाशाह (tānāśāh)

Declension

Declension of अधिनायक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अधिनायक adhināyak	अधिनायक adhināyak
oblique	अधिनायक adhināyak	अधिनायकों adhināyakõ
vocative	अधिनायक adhināyak	अधिनायको adhināyako

Derived terms

अधिनायकवाद (adhināyakvād)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अधिनायक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

অধিনায়ক (Assamese script)
ᬅᬥᬶᬦᬵᬬᬓ (Balinese script)
অধিনায়ক (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰠𑰰𑰡𑰯𑰧𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀬𑀓 (Brahmi script)
အဓိနာယက (Burmese script)
અધિનાયક (Gujarati script)
ਅਧਿਨਾਯਕ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦣꦶꦤꦴꦪꦏ (Javanese script)
𑂃𑂡𑂱𑂢𑂰𑂨𑂍 (Kaithi script)
ಅಧಿನಾಯಕ (Kannada script)
អធិនាយក (Khmer script)
ອຘິນາຍກ (Lao script)
അധിനായക (Malayalam script)
ᠠᢡᡳᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘀𑘠𑘱𑘡𑘰𑘧𑘎 (Modi script)
ᠠᢑᠾᠢᠨᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦠𑧀𑧒𑧁𑧑𑧇𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐢𑐶𑐣𑐵𑐫𑐎 (Newa script)
ଅଧିନାଯକ (Odia script)
ꢂꢤꢶꢥꢵꢫꢒ (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆣𑆴𑆤𑆳𑆪𑆑 (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖠𑖰𑖡𑖯𑖧𑖎 (Siddham script)
අධිනායක (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩮𑩑𑩯𑩛𑩻𑩜 (Soyombo script)
𑚀𑚜𑚮𑚝𑚭𑚣𑚊 (Takri script)
அதி⁴நாயக (Tamil script)
అధినాయక (Telugu script)
อธินายก (Thai script)
ཨ་དྷི་ནཱ་ཡ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒡𑒱𑒢𑒰𑒨𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨜𑨁𑨝𑨊𑨪𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of अधि (adhi, “over, above”) +‎ नायक (nāyaka, “leader”)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dʱi.nɑː.jɐ.kɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.d̪ʱiˈn̪ɑː.jɐ.kɐ/

Noun

अधिनायक • (adhināyaka) stem, m

supreme leader

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अधिनायक (adhināyaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अधिनायकः adhināyakaḥ	अधिनायकौ / अधिनायका¹ adhināyakau / adhināyakā¹	अधिनायकाः / अधिनायकासः¹ adhināyakāḥ / adhināyakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अधिनायक adhināyaka	अधिनायकौ / अधिनायका¹ adhināyakau / adhināyakā¹	अधिनायकाः / अधिनायकासः¹ adhināyakāḥ / adhināyakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अधिनायकम् adhināyakam	अधिनायकौ / अधिनायका¹ adhināyakau / adhināyakā¹	अधिनायकान् adhināyakān
Instrumental	अधिनायकेन adhināyakena	अधिनायकाभ्याम् adhināyakābhyām	अधिनायकैः / अधिनायकेभिः¹ adhināyakaiḥ / adhināyakebhiḥ¹
Dative	अधिनायकाय adhināyakāya	अधिनायकाभ्याम् adhināyakābhyām	अधिनायकेभ्यः adhināyakebhyaḥ
Ablative	अधिनायकात् adhināyakāt	अधिनायकाभ्याम् adhināyakābhyām	अधिनायकेभ्यः adhināyakebhyaḥ
Genitive	अधिनायकस्य adhināyakasya	अधिनायकयोः adhināyakayoḥ	अधिनायकानाम् adhināyakānām
Locative	अधिनायके adhināyake	अधिनायकयोः adhināyakayoḥ	अधिनायकेषु adhināyakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic