अतिरेक

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अतिरेक (atireka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.t̪i.ɾek/
  • Hyphenation: अ‧ति‧रेक
  • Rhymes: -ek

Adjective

अतिरेक • (atirek) (indeclinable)

  1. excess, excessive
    Near-synonyms: जास्त (jāsta), फाजील (phājīl)
    अतिरेक पाण्यामुळे झाडाची मुळे कुजतात.
    atirek pāṇyāmuḷe jhāḍācī muḷe kujtāt.
    Excessive water causes tree roots to rot.
  2. redundancy
    विभागाची पुनर्रचना अतिरेक कमी करण्याच्या उद्देशाने होती.
    vibhāgācī punarracnā atirek kamī karaṇyācyā uddeśāne hotī.
    The reorganization of the department was aimed at reducing redundancy.

Derived terms

  • अतिरेकीपणा (atirekīpṇā)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अतिरेक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अतिरेक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

अतिरेक

  1. exceeding, in excess

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Adjective

अतिरेक • (atireka) stem

  1. surplus

Descendants

  • Pali: atireka
  • Prakrit: 𑀅𑀇𑀭𑁂𑀬 (aïreya)
    • Southern:
      • Helu Prakrit:
        • Dhivehi: އިތުރު (ituru)
        • Sinhalese: අයිරා (ayirā)
  • Marathi: अतिरेक (atirek)
  • Tocharian B: atirek

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