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

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

Further reading

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