दायक

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दायक (dāyaka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a.jək/

Adjective

दायक • (dāyak)

1. (grammar) a suffix for giving

   प्रेरणा-दायक (प्रेरणादायक)

   prerṇā-dāyak (prerṇādāyak)

   inspiration-giving (inspirational)

2. (poetic) charitable, generous

   Synonym: उदार (udār)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “दायक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “दायक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).