adhika

Pali

Etymology

From Sanskrit अधिक (adhika).

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• अधिक (Devanagari script)
• অধিক (Bengali script)
• අධික (Sinhalese script)
• အဓိက or ဢꩪိၵ (Burmese script)
• อธิก or อะธิกะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨵᩥᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຘິກ or ອະຘິກະ (Lao script)
• អធិក (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄙𑄨𑄇 (Chakma script)

Adjective

adhika

1. exceeding; superior

Descendants

• → Burmese: အဓိက (a.dhi.ka.)

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधिक (adhika, “subsequent, additional”) undergoing semantic change (change of meaning).

Noun

adhikâ

1. goal; ambition; wish; desire

   Ano ang inyong adhika sa buhay?

   What is your ambition in life?

Derived terms

• adhikain

Synonyms

• ambisyon
• hangarin