आजीविका

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit आजीविका (ājīvikā).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.d͡ʒiː.ʋɪ.kɑː/, [äː.d͡ʒiː.ʋɪ.käː]

Noun edit

आजीविका • (ājīvikā) f

livelihood, sustenance
Synonym: रोज़ी (rozī)

मज़दूर रोज़ कारख़ाने जाकर आजीविका कमाता था।
mazdūr roz kārxāne jākar ājīvikā kamātā thā.
The labourer would go to the factor every day to earn his livelihood.

Declension edit

Declension of आजीविका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आजीविका ājīvikā	आजीविकाएँ ājīvikāẽ
oblique	आजीविका ājīvikā	आजीविकाओं ājīvikāõ
vocative	आजीविका ājīvikā	आजीविकाओ ājīvikāo

References edit

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

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