adhika

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• अधिक (Devanagari script)
• অধিক (Bengali script)
• අධික (Sinhalese script)
• အဓိက or ဢꩪိၵ (Burmese script)
• อธิก or อะธิกะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨵᩥᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຘິກ or ອະຘິກະ (Lao script)
• អធិក (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄙𑄨𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अधिक (adhika).

Adjective

adhika

1. exceeding; superior

Descendants

• → Burmese: အဓိက (a.dhi.ka.)
• → Khmer: អធិក (ʼaʼthɨk)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• adhica — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधिक (adhika, “subsequent, additional”) with semantic shift.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔadhiˈkaʔ/ [ʔɐd̪.hɪˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ad‧hi‧ka

Noun

adhikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜃ)

1. goal; ambition; wish; desire

   Synonyms: ambisyon, hangarin, layon, layunin

   Ano ang inyong adhika sa buhay?

   What is your ambition in life?

Derived terms

• adhikain
• mag-adhika

 

Further reading

• “adhika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018