अदम्य
Hindi
Etymology
Sanskritic formation from अ- (a-) + दम्य (damya, “subduable, controllable”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.d̪əm.jᵊ/, [ɐ.d̪ɐ̃m.jᵊ]
Adjective
अदम्य • (adamya) (indeclinable)
- unsubduable, uncontrollable, irrepressible
- अदम्य साहस ― adamya sāhas ― irrepressible courage
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अदम्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 157
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अदम्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 23