adhika
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 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
- exceeding; superior
Descendants
- → Burmese: အဓိက (a.dhi.ka.)
- → Khmer: អធិក (ʼaʼthɨk)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- adhica – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अधिक (adhika, “subsequent, additional”) undergoing semantic change.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ad‧hi‧ka
- IPA(key): /ʔadhiˈkaʔ/, [ʔɐd.hɪˈxaʔ]
Noun
adhikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜃ)
- goal; ambition; wish; desire
- Synonyms: ambisyon, hangarin, layon, layunin
- Ano ang inyong adhika sa buhay?
- What is your ambition in life?
Derived terms
- adhikain
- mag-adhika
Further reading
- “adhika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018