Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वैतनिक (vaitanika). By surface analysis, वेतन (vetan, “salary”) + -इक (-ik).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɛː.t̪ə.nɪk/, [ʋɛː.t̪ɐ.nɪk]
Adjective
वैतनिक • (vaitanik) (indeclinable)
- (relational) salary or wages
- paid, salaried
- Antonym: अवैतनिक (avaitanik)
Derived terms