अपेक्षा

अपेक्षा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपेक्षा (apekṣā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.peːk.ʃɑː/

Noun

अपेक्षा • (apekṣā) f

1. requirement, necessity, expectation

   Synonym: आवश्यकता (āvaśyaktā)

2. want, yearning; lack

Derived terms

• की अपेक्षा (kī apekṣā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अपेक्षा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons