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Paternalism in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Paternalismnoun
पैतृकवाद
🗣️ paitaRakavad [/pəˈtɝnəlɪzəm/]
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📖 Meaning of “paternalism”

The meaning of “paternalism” in Hindi is पैतृकवाद, pronounced paitaRakavad — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

🔠 All meanings in Hindi
paitaRakavad (noun) पैतृकवाद
(noun) पितृसत्तावाद
📘 Definition of paternalism

the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good

✍️ Paternalism in a sentence
The company's policies are often criticized for their paternalism, treating employees like children.
सीईओ का पैतृकवाद निर्णय लेने में कर्मचारियों की रचनात्मकता को रोक सकता है।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
English paternal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English paternalism
From paternal + -ism.

Quick facts about “paternalism”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Paternalism
Meaning in Hindi
पैतृकवाद
Pronunciation
paitaRakavad
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
English paternal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English paternalism
From paternal + -ism.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "paternalism" is पैतृकवाद (paitaRakavad).
In Devanagari script it is written as पैतृकवाद.
It is pronounced "paitaRakavad". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.