जबाबदार

See also: जबाबदारी

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (jawāb-dār), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb, “answer, reply”) + Persian (dār, “having”). Compare Hindi जवाबदार (javābdār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡zə.bab.d̪aɾ/

Adjective

जबाबदार • (j̈abābdār)

responsible, accountable, liable, answerable
Synonym: कारणीभूत (kārṇībhūt)

Antonym: बेजबाबदार (bej̈abābdār)

Derived terms

जबाबदारी (j̈abābdārī, “responsibility”)
बेजबाबदार (bej̈abābdār, “irresponsible”)

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जबाबदार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जवाबदार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press