Malayalam
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अधिकार (adhikāra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad̪(ʱ)iɡaːɾam/
Noun
അധികാരം • (adhikāraṁ)
- authority (power to enforce rules or give orders)
References
- K. Godavarma (1946) Indo-Aryan Loan Words In Malayalam[1], Bamavarma & Bros, page 154