उत्तरदायी
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]उत्तर (uttar, “answer, reply”) + दायी (dāyī, “giving”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊt̪.t̪əɾ.d̪ɑː.jiː/, [ʊt̪̚.t̪ɐɾ.d̪äː.jiː]
Adjective
[edit]उत्तरदायी • (uttardāyī) (indeclinable, feminine उत्तरदायिनी)
- responsible, accountable, answerable
- Synonym: ज़िम्मेदार (zimmedār)
See also
[edit]- उत्तरदायित्व (uttardāyitva)
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “उत्तरदायी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 568
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “उत्तरदायी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 87
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “उत्तर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “उत्तरदायी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 63.