स्वाधीन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वाधीन (svādhīna). By surface analysis, स्व- (sva-) +‎ अधीन (adhīn).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sʋɑː.d̪ʱiːn/, [sʋäː.d̪ʱĩːn]

Adjective

स्वाधीन • (svādhīn)

1. independent

   Synonyms: स्वतंत्र (svatantra), आज़ाद (āzād)

   Antonym: पराधीन (parādhīn)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “स्वाधीन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “स्वाधीन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “स्वाधीन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “स्वाधीन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press