आंदोलनजीवी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- आन्दोलनजीवी (āndolanjīvī)
Etymology
From आंदोलन (āndolan, “movement, campaign, agitation”) + -जीवी (-jīvī, “living off, living by”). Known to be coined by Prime Minister of India since 2014 Narendra Modi and first used by him on 8th February, 2021 while addressing the Rajya Sabha, although earlier usages seem to have existed and not become popularised.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑːn.d̪oː.lən.d͡ʒiː.ʋiː/, [ä̃ːn̪.d̪oː.lɐ̃n.d͡ʒiː.ʋiː]
- Hyphenation: आं‧दो‧लन‧जी‧वी
- Rhymes: -iːʋiː
Noun
आंदोलनजीवी • (āndolanjīvī) m (Urdu spelling آنْدولَنْجِیوِی)
- (chiefly Indian politics, sometimes derogatory) “one living off movements”: a person regarded as constantly engaging in movements or activism for a living; career agitator; serial protester; professional demonstrator
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | आंदोलनजीवी āndolanjīvī |
आंदोलनजीवी āndolanjīvī |
| oblique | आंदोलनजीवी āndolanjīvī |
आंदोलनजीवियों āndolanjīviyõ |
| vocative | आंदोलनजीवी āndolanjīvī |
आंदोलनजीवियो āndolanjīviyo |
Adjective
आंदोलनजीवी • (āndolanjīvī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling آنْدولَنْجِیوِی)
- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such people
- आंदोलनजीवी संगठन ― āndolanjīvī saṅgaṭhan ― movement-oriented organisation/organisation surviving on movements
Derived terms
- आंदोलनजीविता (āndolanjīvitā)
Related terms
- आंदोलनकारी (āndolankārī, “agitator, campaigner”)