अखंड
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) + खंड (khaṇḍ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.kʰəɳɖ/, [ə.kʰə̃ɳɖ]
- Hyphenation: अ‧खंड
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -əɳɖ
Adjective
अखंड • (akhaṇḍ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَکَھنْڈ)
- unified, undivided, complete, whole
- अखंड भारत ― akhaṇḍ bhārat ― unified India (Indian irredentist concept)
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अखंड”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 6.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अखंड”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 10
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अखंड़”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 81
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अखंड”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 11
- Platts, John T. (1884), “अखण्ड”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 68
- “अखंड”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
Malvi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: अ‧खंड
Adjective
अखंड (akhaṇḍ) (indeclinable)
- undivided, unbroken
- complete, whole
Further reading
- डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित [Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit]; डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी [Prahlad Chandra Joshi] (2010), “अखंड”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Malvi - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, अ, page 13, column 2.