Odia

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अधिक (adhika).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ଅଧିକ (ôdhikô)

  1. additional
  2. excessive
  3. abundant; copious
  4. many
  5. superfluous; redundant
  6. more than enough
  7. inordinate
  8. peculiar; special; particular

Noun

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ଅଧିକ (ôdhikô)

  1. excess
  2. abundance; plenty
  3. prosperity
  4. superfluity
  5. good
  6. greater; greatest

Adverb

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ଅଧିକ (ôdhikô)

  1. more than; bigger than
  2. on the other hand
  3. and also; moreover
  4. but, but also
  5. besides this

References

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  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଅଧିକ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 73