adhika

== Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === From Sanskrit अधिक (adhika). === Adjective === adhika exceeding; superior ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: အဓိက (a.dhi.ka.) → Khmer: អធិក (ʼaʼthɨk) == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === adhica — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === Possibly borrowed from Sanskrit अधिक (adhika, “subsequent, additional”) with semantic shift. See also Sanskrit आधीत (ādhīta, “anything intended or hoped for”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadhiˈkaʔ/ [ʔɐd̪.hɪˈxaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: ad‧hi‧ka === Noun === adhikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜃ) goal; ambition; wish; desire Synonyms: ambisyon, hangarin, layon, layunin ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “adhika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018