अधुना

अधुना

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अधुना (adhunā́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ʱʊ.nɑː/, [ə.d̪ʱʊ.n̪äː]

Adverb

अधुना • (adhunā) (Urdu spelling ادهنا‎)

1. (rare, formal) now, at this time

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) , “अधुना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “अधुना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬅᬥᬸᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
• অধুনা (Assamese script)
• অধুনা (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰟𑰲𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌅𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
• અધુના (Gujarati script)
• ꦄꦣꦸꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
• ಅಧುನಾ (Kannada script)
• အဓုနာ (Burmese script)
• 𑐀𑐢𑐸𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଅଧୁନା (Oriya script)
• ꢂꢤꢸꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆣𑆶𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖠𑖲𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
• అధునా (Telugu script)
• ཨདྷུནཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒡𑒳𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.d̪ʱu.n̪ɑ́ː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.d̪ʱu.n̪ɑː/

Adverb

अधुना • (adhunā́)

1. at this time, now

   Synonyms: एतत्कालम् (etatkālam), इदानीम् (idānīm)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “अधुना”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 22.