अधिकतम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधिकतम (adhikatama), superlative of अधिक (adhika).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ʱɪk.t̪əm/, [ɐ.d̪ʱɪk.t̪ɐ̃m]

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Adjective

अधिकतम • (adhiktam) (indeclinable)

1. most, greatest in quantity

   Synonym: सबसे ज़्यादा (sabse zyādā)

   Antonym: न्यूनतम (nyūntam)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अधिकतम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अधिकतम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अधिकतम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press