अधिनायक

Hindi

Etymology

From अधि- (adhi-, “over, above”) +‎ नायक (nāyak, “leader”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ʱɪ.nɑː.jək/, [ɐ.d̪ʱɪ.näː.jɐk]

Noun

अधिनायक • (adhināyak) m

1. supreme leader, dictator

   Synonym: तानाशाह (tānāśāh)

Derived terms

• अधिनायकवाद (adhināyakvād)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अधिनायक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press