मतैक्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मतैक्य (mataikya), a compund of the words मत (mata, “opinion”) +‎ ऐक्य (aikya, “unity”), both of which also exist in Hindi.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.t̪ɛːk.jᵊ/, [mɐ.t̪ɛːk.jᵊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛːk.jᵊ
• Hyphenation: म‧तैक्‧य

Noun

मतैक्य • (mataikya) m

1. unanimity, consensus, unity of opinion
   • 2007, Krishnadatta Paliwal, भक्तिकाव्य से साक्षात्कार [bhaktikāvya se sākṣātkār], Bharatiya Jnanpith, page 50:

     विद्वान इस विचार पर लगभग मतैक्य रखते हैं कि ‘महाभारत’ में ही सर्वप्रथम अवतारवाद की स्पष्ट अभिव्यक्ति मिलती है।

     vidvān is vicār par lagbhag mataikya rakhte ha͠i ki ‘mahābhārat’ mẽ hī sarvpratham avtārvād kī spaṣṭ abhivyakti miltī hai.

     Scholars are almost unanimous on the idea that the first clear expression of incarnation is found in 'Mahabharata'.

Declension

Declension of मतैक्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मतैक्य mataikya	मतैक्य mataikya
oblique	मतैक्य mataikya	मतैक्यों mataikyõ
vocative	मतैक्य mataikya	मतैक्यो mataikyo

Antonyms

• मतभेद (matbhed)
• मतांतर (matāntar)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मतैक्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मतैक्य”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Newar

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मतैक्य (mataikya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mətəikjə]

Noun

मतैक्य • (mataikya) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐩𑐟𑐿𑐎𑑂𑐫)

1. consensus, unanimity, concordance