जबाबदार

जबाबदार

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جواب دار‎ (javâb-dâr), from Arabic جَوَاب‎ (jawāb) + Persian دار‎ (dâr, “having”). Compare Hindi जवाबदार (javābdār).

Adjective

जबाबदार • (j̈abābdār)

1. responsible, accountable, liable, answerable

Derived terms

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

References

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