आदि

See also: आदा and आद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आदि (ādi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑːd̪i]

Noun

आदि • (ādi) m

1. beginning, source, origin

Adverb

आदि • (ādi)

1. et cetera, and so on

Adjective

आदि • (ādi)

1. primitive, ancient
2. original

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Sanskrit

Noun

आदि • (ādi) stem, m

1. beginning
2. commencement

Derived terms

• आदिकाव्य (ādikāvya)
• आदिकेशव (ādikeśava)
• आदिदेव (ādideva)
• आदिपर्वन् (ādiparvan)
• आदिवराह (ādivarāha)
• आदिशक्ति (ādiśakti)

 

Descendants

• Balinese: ᬆᬤᬶ (adi)
• Hindi: आदि (ādi)
• Telugu: ఆది (ādi)

References

• Cappeller, Carl 1891: A Sanskrit-English dictionary, Strassburg.
• Monier-Williams, Monier 1899: Sanskrit-English Dictionary’’, Oxford.