अक्षरारंभ

अक्षरारंभ

Hindi

FWOTD – 17 September 2017

Alternative forms

• अक्षरारम्भ (akṣarārambh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षरारम्भ (akṣarārambha). Surface analysis is अक्षर (akṣar, “letter”) +‎ आरंभ (ārambh, “beginning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ək.ʃə.ɾɑː.ɾəmbʱ/

Noun

अक्षरारंभ • (akṣarārambh) m

1. the ritual of the beginning of schooling, initiation into literacy
   • 1947, Rajendra Prasad, Ātmakathā [Autobiography] :

     पांचवे या छठे बरस में मेरा अक्षरारम्भ कराया गया था।

     pāñcve yā chaṭhe baras mẽ merā akṣarārambh karāyā gayā thā.

     In the fifth or sixth year I was initiated into literacy.

Declension

Declension of अक्षरारंभ
	Singular	Plural
Direct	अक्षरारंभ (akṣarārambh)	अक्षरारंभ (akṣarārambh)
Oblique	अक्षरारंभ (akṣarārambh)	अक्षरारंभों (akṣarārambhõ)
Vocative	अक्षरारंभ (akṣarārambh)	अक्षरारंभो (akṣarārambho)