प्रेमिक

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from प्रेम (prem, “love”) +‎ -इक (-ik, “-er”), from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾeː.mɪk/

Noun

प्रेमिक • (premik) m (feminine प्रेमिका)

1. (formal) a male lover

   Synonym: आशिक़ (āśiq)

Declension

Declension of प्रेमिक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रेमिक premik	प्रेमिक premik
oblique	प्रेमिक premik	प्रेमिकों premikõ
vocative	प्रेमिक premik	प्रेमिको premiko

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “प्रेमिक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha