अध्यक्ष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अध्यक्ष (adhyakṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /əd̪ʱ.jəkʂ/, [ɐd̪ʱ.jɐkʃ]

• Audio (Delhi):

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Noun

अध्यक्ष • (adhyakṣ) m (female equivalent अध्यक्षा)

1. chairman, head, chief, president

   लोक सभा अध्यक्ष ― lok sabhā adhyakṣ ― speaker of the Lok Sabha

Declension

Declension of अध्यक्ष (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अध्यक्ष adhyakṣ	अध्यक्ष adhyakṣ
oblique	अध्यक्ष adhyakṣ	अध्यक्षों adhyakṣõ
vocative	अध्यक्ष adhyakṣ	अध्यक्षो adhyakṣo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अध्यक्ष”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 176
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अध्यक्ष”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 21
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अध्यक्ष”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 28
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अध्यक्ष”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 13.

Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अध्यक्ष (adhyakṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ədʱjəkʂə]

Noun

अध्यक्ष • (adhyakṣa) (Latin script odheokxo, Kannada script ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ)

1. president

   Synonym: पिर्गेंत (pirgenta)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017), IndoWordNet‎^[1]

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अध्यक्ष (adhyakṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌd̪ʌk̚t͡sʰe], [ʌd̪d̪ek̚t͡sʰe]
• Phonetic Devanagari: अदक्छे, or अद्देक्छे

Noun

अध्यक्ष • (adhyakṣa)

1. chairman, head, chief, president

References

• “अध्यक्ष”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[2], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “अध्यक्ष”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অধ্যক্ষ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬥ᭄ᬬᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
• অধ্যক্ষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰠𑰿𑰧𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• အဓျက္ၑ (Burmese script)
• અધ્યક્ષ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਧ੍ਯਕ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦣꦾꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂡𑂹𑂨𑂍𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
• អធ្យក្ឞ (Khmer script)
• ອຘ຺ຍກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
• അധ്യക്ഷ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢡᠶᠠᡬᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢑᠾᠶ᠋ᠠᢉᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧀𑧠𑧇𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐢𑑂𑐫𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
• ଅଧ୍ଯକ୍ଷ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢤ꣄ꢫꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆣𑇀𑆪𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖠𑖿𑖧𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
• අධ්‍යක්‍ෂ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩮 𑪙𑩻𑩜 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚜𑚶𑚣𑚊𑚶 (Takri script)
• அத்⁴யக்ஷ (Tamil script)
• అధ్యక్ష (Telugu script)
• อธฺยกฺษ (Thai script)
• ཨ་དྷྱ་ཀྵ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒡𑓂𑒨𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨜𑩇𑨪𑨋𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́dʱ.jɐk.ʂɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐd̪ʱ.jɐk.ʂɐ/

Noun

अध्यक्ष • (adhyakṣa) stem, m or n

1. eyewitness, overseer, inspector
2. perception

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अध्यक्ष

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अध्यक्षः (adhyakṣaḥ)	अध्यक्षौ (adhyakṣau) अध्यक्षा¹ (adhyakṣā¹)	अध्यक्षाः (adhyakṣāḥ) अध्यक्षासः¹ (adhyakṣāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अध्यक्षम् (adhyakṣam)	अध्यक्षौ (adhyakṣau) अध्यक्षा¹ (adhyakṣā¹)	अध्यक्षान् (adhyakṣān)
instrumental	अध्यक्षेण (adhyakṣeṇa)	अध्यक्षाभ्याम् (adhyakṣābhyām)	अध्यक्षैः (adhyakṣaiḥ) अध्यक्षेभिः¹ (adhyakṣebhiḥ¹)
dative	अध्यक्षाय (adhyakṣāya)	अध्यक्षाभ्याम् (adhyakṣābhyām)	अध्यक्षेभ्यः (adhyakṣebhyaḥ)
ablative	अध्यक्षात् (adhyakṣāt)	अध्यक्षाभ्याम् (adhyakṣābhyām)	अध्यक्षेभ्यः (adhyakṣebhyaḥ)
genitive	अध्यक्षस्य (adhyakṣasya)	अध्यक्षयोः (adhyakṣayoḥ)	अध्यक्षाणाम् (adhyakṣāṇām)
locative	अध्यक्षे (adhyakṣe)	अध्यक्षयोः (adhyakṣayoḥ)	अध्यक्षेषु (adhyakṣeṣu)
vocative	अध्यक्ष (adhyakṣa)	अध्यक्षौ (adhyakṣau) अध्यक्षा¹ (adhyakṣā¹)	अध्यक्षाः (adhyakṣāḥ) अध्यक्षासः¹ (adhyakṣāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of अध्यक्ष

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अध्यक्षम् (adhyakṣam)	अध्यक्षे (adhyakṣe)	अध्यक्षाणि (adhyakṣāṇi) अध्यक्षा¹ (adhyakṣā¹)
accusative	अध्यक्षम् (adhyakṣam)	अध्यक्षे (adhyakṣe)	अध्यक्षाणि (adhyakṣāṇi) अध्यक्षा¹ (adhyakṣā¹)
instrumental	अध्यक्षेण (adhyakṣeṇa)	अध्यक्षाभ्याम् (adhyakṣābhyām)	अध्यक्षैः (adhyakṣaiḥ) अध्यक्षेभिः¹ (adhyakṣebhiḥ¹)
dative	अध्यक्षाय (adhyakṣāya)	अध्यक्षाभ्याम् (adhyakṣābhyām)	अध्यक्षेभ्यः (adhyakṣebhyaḥ)
ablative	अध्यक्षात् (adhyakṣāt)	अध्यक्षाभ्याम् (adhyakṣābhyām)	अध्यक्षेभ्यः (adhyakṣebhyaḥ)
genitive	अध्यक्षस्य (adhyakṣasya)	अध्यक्षयोः (adhyakṣayoḥ)	अध्यक्षाणाम् (adhyakṣāṇām)
locative	अध्यक्षे (adhyakṣe)	अध्यक्षयोः (adhyakṣayoḥ)	अध्यक्षेषु (adhyakṣeṣu)
vocative	अध्यक्ष (adhyakṣa)	अध्यक्षे (adhyakṣe)	अध्यक्षाणि (adhyakṣāṇi) अध्यक्षा¹ (adhyakṣā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindustani: adhyakṣ

  Hindi: अध्यक्ष

  Urdu: ادھیکش

• → Konkani:

  Devanagari script: अध्यक्ष

  Latin script: odheokxo

  Kannada script: ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ

• → Nepali: अध्यक्ष (adhyakṣa) (learned)
• → Old Javanese: adhyakṣa
  • > Javanese: ꦗꦏ꧀ꦱ (jaksa) (inherited)
    • → Malay: جقسا (jaksa)
      • > Indonesian: jaksa (inherited)
      • → Min Nan: 若卅
  • → Indonesian: adiaksa
• → Punjabi: ਅਧਿਅਕਸ਼ (adhiakaś)