सैनिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सैनिक (sainika).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɛː.nɪk/

Adjective

सैनिक • (sainik) (indeclinable)

1. (relational) military, army

Noun

सैनिक • (sainik) m

1. soldier

Declension

Declension of सैनिक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सैनिक sainik	सैनिक sainik
oblique	सैनिक sainik	सैनिकों sainikõ
vocative	सैनिक sainik	सैनिको sainiko

Descendants

• → English: sainik

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “सैनिक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5285
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “सैनिक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 832
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सैनिक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1040
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “सैनिक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 676.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌi̯nik]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सैनिक्

Adjective

सैनिक • (sainik)

1. military

Noun

सैनिक • (sainik)

1. soldier, the military

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• সৈনিক (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬿᬦᬶᬓ (Balinese script)
• সৈনিক (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰹𑰡𑰰𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁃𑀦𑀺𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• သဲနိက (Burmese script)
• સૈનિક (Gujarati script)
• ਸੈਨਿਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍈𑌨𑌿𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦻꦤꦶꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂶𑂢𑂱𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಸೈನಿಕ (Kannada script)
• សៃនិក (Khmer script)
• ໄສນິກ (Lao script)
• സൈനിക (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᡳᠨᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘺𑘡𑘱𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠧᠧᠨᠢᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧛𑧁𑧒𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐿𑐣𑐶𑐎 (Newa script)
• ସୈନିକ (Odia script)
• ꢱꣀꢥꢶꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆽𑆤𑆴𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖹𑖡𑖰𑖎 (Siddham script)
• සෛනික (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩗𑩯𑩑𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚳𑚝𑚮𑚊 (Takri script)
• ஸைநிக (Tamil script)
• సైనిక (Telugu script)
• ไสนิก (Thai script)
• སཻ་ནི་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒻𑒢𑒱𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨇𑨝𑨁𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑːi̯.ni.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɑi̯.n̪i.kɐ/

Adjective

सैनिक • (sainika) stem

1. relating or belonging to an army, military, martial, drawn up in martial array

Noun

सैनिक • (sainika) stem, m

1. an army-man, soldier, guard, sentinel, a body of forces in array

Descendants

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਸੈਨਿਕ (sainik)

  Shahmukhi script: سينک (sainik)

• Telugu: సైనికుడు (sainikuḍu)