अंकुश
See also: अकेश
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अंकुश (aṃkuśa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əŋ.kʊʃ/
Noun
अंकुश • (aṅkuś) m
- hook, goad (especially used to drive an elephant)
- Synonym: हुक (huk)
- control, restraint
- लोहे के दाम पर सरकार अंकुश लगाएगी।
- lohe ke dām par sarkār aṅkuś lagāegī.
- The government will put controls on the price of iron.
- अंकुश रखना ― aṅkuś rakhnā ― to keep under control
- Synonym: नियंत्रण (niyantraṇ)
Declension
Declension of अंकुश | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Direct | अंकुश (aṅkuś) | अंकुश (aṅkuś) |
Oblique | अंकुश (aṅkuś) | अंकुशों (aṅkuśõ) |
Vocative | अंकुश (aṅkuś) | अंकुशो (aṅkuśo) |
Sanskrit
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“corner, hirn”). Compare Persian آکج (âkej, “hook”)
Noun
अंकुश • (aṃkuśa) ?
- a hook, especially an elephant-driver's hook.