आरंभिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आरंभिक (āraṃbhika).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɾəm.bʱɪk/, [äː.ɾɐ̃m.bʱɪk]

Adjective

आरंभिक • (ārambhik) (indeclinable)

1. initial, first
2. introductory, elementary, fundamental
3. undeveloped, immature

Related terms

• आरंभ (ārambh, “beginning”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आरंभिक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 91