प्रामाणिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रामाणिक (prāmāṇika); equivalent to प्रमाण (pramāṇ) +‎ -इक (-ik).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾɑː.mɑː.ɳɪk/, [pɾäː.mäː.ɳɪk]

Adjective

प्रामाणिक • (prāmāṇik) (indeclinable)

1. credible
2. authentic; genuine
3. authoritative

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रामाणिक (prāmāṇika), equivalent to प्रमाण (pramāṇ) +‎ -इक (-ik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾa.ma.ɳik/, [pɾa.ma.ɳiːk]

Adjective

प्रामाणिक • (prāmāṇik)

1. honest

   Synonym: सच्चा (saccā)

Derived terms

• प्रामाणिकपणा (prāmāṇikapṇā, “honesty”)
• प्रामाणिकपणे (prāmāṇikapṇe, “honestly”)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्रामाणिक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्रामाणिक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “प्रामाणिक”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “प्रामाणिक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).