ऐच्छिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऐच्छिक (aicchika).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɛːt̪.t͡ʃʰɪk/, [ɛːt̚.t͡ʃʰɪk]

Adjective

ऐच्छिक • (aicchik) (indeclinable)

1. voluntary, by choice

Related terms

• इच्छा (icchā, “will, choice”)

References

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