स्पर्धा

Hindi

Noun

स्पर्धा • (spardhā) f

1. competition

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्पर्धा (spardhā).

Noun

स्पर्धा • (spardhā) f

1. competition, rivalry

   ह्या वर्षी एफ.सी. बार्सेलोनाने ला लीगा स्पर्धा जिंकले.

   hyā varṣī eph.sī. bārselonāne lā līgā spardhā jiṅkle.

   This year FC Barcelona won the La Liga competition.

2. envy, emulation

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “स्पर्धा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “स्पर्धा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sperdʰ- (“to compete, contest, rival”). Cognate with Old English spyrd (“racecourse, racetrack”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /spɐɾ.dʱɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪pɐɾ.d̪ʱɑː/

Noun

स्पर्धा • (spardhā) stem, f

1. competition, rivalry, emulation
2. envy

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of स्पर्धा
Nom. sg.	स्पर्धा (spardhā)
Gen. sg.	स्पर्धायाः (spardhāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	स्पर्धा (spardhā)	स्पर्धे (spardhe)	स्पर्धाः (spardhāḥ)
Vocative	स्पर्धे (spardhe)	स्पर्धे (spardhe)	स्पर्धाः (spardhāḥ)
Accusative	स्पर्धाम् (spardhām)	स्पर्धे (spardhe)	स्पर्धाः (spardhāḥ)
Instrumental	स्पर्धया (spardhayā)	स्पर्धाभ्याम् (spardhābhyām)	स्पर्धाभिः (spardhābhiḥ)
Dative	स्पर्धायै (spardhāyai)	स्पर्धाभ्याम् (spardhābhyām)	स्पर्धाभ्यः (spardhābhyaḥ)
Ablative	स्पर्धायाः (spardhāyāḥ)	स्पर्धाभ्याम् (spardhābhyām)	स्पर्धाभ्यः (spardhābhyaḥ)
Genitive	स्पर्धायाः (spardhāyāḥ)	स्पर्धयोः (spardhayoḥ)	स्पर्धानाम् (spardhānām)
Locative	स्पर्धायाम् (spardhāyām)	स्पर्धयोः (spardhayoḥ)	स्पर्धासु (spardhāsu)

Related terms

• स्पर्धते (spárdhate)