लीडरी
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English leader + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
लीडरी • (līḍrī) f
- leadership
- Synonym: नेतागिरी (netāgirī)
- 1880 – 1936, Premchand, Ek Aanch ki Kasar :
- इस को लीडरी कहते है कि अपना उल्लू सीधा करो और नेकनाम भी बनो।
- is ko līḍrī kahte hai ki apnā ullū sīdhā karo aur neknām bhī bano.
- This is true leadership, fulfilling your own self-interest yet still having a good reputation.
- इस को लीडरी कहते है कि अपना उल्लू सीधा करो और नेकनाम भी बनो।
Declension edit
Declension of लीडरी (fem ī-stem)
References edit
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “लीडरी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लीडरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha