आधार

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) basis, foundation

Etymology
, the latter from the root.

Noun

 * 1) support, prop, stay, substratum, bottom
 * 2) the power of sustaining, or the support given, aid, patronage
 * 3) that which contains (a fluid etc.), a vessel, receptacle
 * 4) a dike, dam
 * 5) a basin round the foot of a tree
 * 6) a reservoir, pond
 * 7)  comprehension, location, the sense of the locative case
 * 8) the subject in a sentence (of which qualities etc. are affirmed)
 * 9) foundation, basis