"adhika" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Pali]

Etymology: From Sanskrit अधिक (adhika). Etymology templates: {{der|pi|sa|अधिक}} Sanskrit अधिक (adhika) Head templates: {{pi-adj}} adhika
  1. exceeding; superior

Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /ʔadhiˈkaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐd̪.hɪˈx̠aʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: adhikâ [canonical], ᜀᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜃ [Baybayin], adhica [alternative]
Rhymes: -aʔ Etymology: Possibly borrowed from Sanskrit अधिक (adhika, “subsequent, additional”) with semantic shift. See also Sanskrit आधीत (ādhīta, “anything intended or hoped for”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|sa|अधिक||subsequent, additional|nocap=1}} borrowed from Sanskrit अधिक (adhika, “subsequent, additional”), {{lg|semantic shift}} semantic shift, {{ncog|sa|आधीत||anything intended or hoped for}} Sanskrit आधीत (ādhīta, “anything intended or hoped for”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|adhikâ|b=+}} adhikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜃ)
  1. goal; ambition; wish; desire Synonyms: ambisyon, hangarin, layon, layunin Derived forms: adhikain, mag-adhika
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