एक

Hindi

**Hindi numbers ^(edit)**
		10
	^{[a], [b]} ← 0	१ 1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: एक (ek) Ordinal: पहला (pahlā), पहिला (pahilā), प्रथम (pratham) Fractional: पूरा (pūrā)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi एक (eka), from Sauraseni Apabhramsa एक्क (ekka), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ekka), from Sanskrit एक (éka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)óykos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /eːk/
Audio (file)

Numeral

एक • (ek) (Urdu spelling ایک‎) (cardinal)

one; 1

Adjective

एक • (ek) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ایک‎)

sole, only

Derived terms

एकजुट (ekjuṭ)
एकदम (ekdam)

Konkani

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit, from Sanskrit एक (éka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas.

Numeral

एक • (ek) (Latin script ek, Kannada script ಎಕ)

one

Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit एक (éka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [eːk]

Numeral

एक • (ek)

one

Marathi

**Marathi numbers ^(edit)**
		10
	← 0	१ 1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: एक (ek) Ordinal: पहिले (pahile) Adverbial: एकदा (ekdā) Collective: एकटा (ekṭā)

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit, from Sanskrit एक (éka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)óykos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ek/
Audio (file)

Numeral

एक • (ek)

one

Nepali

**Nepali numbers ^(edit)**
		10^{[a], [b]}
	^{[a], [b]} ← 0	१ 1	2 →	10 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: एक (ek) Ordinal: पहिलो (pahilo), प्रथम (pratham) Adverbial: एकचोटी (ekacoṭī), एकपटक (ekapaṭak)

Etymology

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ekka)), from Sanskrit एक (éka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ek]

Phonetic Devanagari: एक्

Numeral

एक • (ek)

one

Old Hindi

Alternative forms

इक (ika), हेक (heka)

Etymology

From Sauraseni Apabhramsa एक्क, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ekka), 𑀇𑀓 (ika), from Sanskrit एक (eka).

Numeral

एक (eka)

one
- c. 1500, Kabīr 77.1
  एक जोति तैं सब उतपंना, कौंण वारंण कौंण सूदा
  eka joti taiṃ saba utapaṃnā, kauṃṇa vāraṃṇa kauṃṇa sūdā
  All have arisen from one light, who is a brāhmin and who is a śūdra?

Descendants

Hindi: एक (ek)

Pali

Alternative forms

eka (Latin script)
𑀏𑀓 (Brahmi script)
এক (Bengali script)
එක (Sinhalese script)
ဧက or ဨက or ဢေၵ (Burmese script)
เอก or เอกะ (Thai script)
ᩑᨠ (Tai Tham script)
ເອກ or ເອກະ (Lao script)
ឯក (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)

Numeral

एक (eka)

Devanagari script form of eka (“one”)
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎ (in Pali), page 252; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
  सब्बेसं तिण्णं पठममज्झिमुत्तमपुरिसानं एकाभिधाने परो पुरिसो गहेतब्बो। सो च पठति, ते च पठन्ति, त्वञ्च पठसि तुम्हे च पठथ, अहञ्च पठामि = मयं पठाम; सो पचति, ते च पचन्ति, त्वञ्च पचन्ति, तुम्हे च पठथ, अहञ्च पचआमि = मयं पचाम एवं सेसासु विभत्तीसु परो पुरिसो योजेतब्बो॥
  Sabbesaṃ tiṇṇaṃ paṭhamamajjhimuttamapurisānaṃ ekābhidhāne paro puriso gahetabbo. So ca paṭhati, te ca paṭhanti, tvañca paṭhasi, tumhe ca paṭhatha, ahañca paṭhāmi = mayaṃ paṭhāma; so pacati, te ca pacanti, tvañca pacasi, tumhe ca pacatha, ahañca pacāmi = mayaṃ pacāma. Evaṃ sesāsu vibhattīsu paro puriso yojetabbo.
  With all three, third, second, and first persons, in one expression, the last person is to be taken. He reads, they read, thou readest, you read, and I read = we read; he cooks, they cook, thou cookest, you cook , and I cook = we cook. The last person is to be applied thus for other endings.

Declension

Declension table of "एक" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	एको (eko)	एके (eke)
Accusative (second)	एकं (ekaṃ)	एके (eke)
Instrumental (third)	एकेन (ekena)	एकेहि (ekehi) or एकेभि (ekebhi)
Dative (fourth)	एकस्स (ekassa)	एकेसं (ekesaṃ) or एकेसानं (ekesānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	एकस्मा (ekasmā) or एकम्हा (ekamhā)	एकेहि (ekehi) or एकेभि (ekebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	एकस्स (ekassa)	एकेसं (ekesaṃ) or एकेसानं (ekesānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	एकस्मिं (ekasmiṃ) or एकम्हि (ekamhi)	एकेसु (ekesu)
Vocative (calling)	एक (eka)	एके (eke)

Declension table of "एका" (feminine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	एका (ekā)	एकायो (ekāyo) or एका (ekā)
Accusative (second)	एकं (ekaṃ)	एकायो (ekāyo) or एका (ekā)
Instrumental (third)	एकाय (ekāya)	एकाहि (ekāhi) or एकाभि (ekābhi)
Dative (fourth)	एकिस्सा (ekissā) or एकिस्साय (ekissāya)	एकासं (ekāsaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	एकाय (ekāya)	एकाहि (ekāhi) or एकाभि (ekābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	एकिस्सा (ekissā) or एकिस्साय (ekissāya)	एकासं (ekāsaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	एकाय (ekāya) or एकायं (ekāyaṃ) or एकिस्सं (ekissaṃ)	एकासु (ekāsu)
Vocative (calling)	एके (eke)	एकायो (ekāyo) or एका (ekā)

Declension table of "एक" (neuter)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	एकं (ekaṃ)	एकानि (ekāni)
Accusative (second)	एकं (ekaṃ)	एकानि (ekāni)
Instrumental (third)	एकेन (ekena)	एकेहि (ekehi) or एकेभि (ekebhi)
Dative (fourth)	एकस्स (ekassa)	एकेसं (ekesaṃ) or एकेसानं (ekesānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	एकस्मा (ekasmā) or एकम्हा (ekamhā)	एकेहि (ekehi) or एकेभि (ekebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	एकस्स (ekassa)	एकेसं (ekesaṃ) or एकेसानं (ekesānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	एकस्मिं (ekasmiṃ) or एकम्हि (ekamhi)	एकेसु (ekesu)
Vocative (calling)	एक (eka)	एकानि (ekāni)

Sanskrit

**Sanskrit numbers ^(edit)**
		10
	← 0	१ 1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: एक (eka) Ordinal: प्रथम (prathama) Multiplier: एकधा (ekadhā) Distributive: एकशस् (ekaśas)

Alternative scripts

ᬏᬓ (Balinese script)
এক (Assamese script)
এক (Bengali script)
𑰊𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀏𑀓 (Brahmi script)
𑌏𑌕 (Grantha script)
એક (Gujarati script)
ਏਕ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦌꦏ (Javanese script)
ឯក (Khmer script)
ಏಕ (Kannada script)
ເອກ (Lao script)
ഏക (Malayalam script)
𑘊𑘎 (Modi script)
ᠧᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
ᡝᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
ဧက (Burmese script)
𑦪𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
𑐊𑐎 (Newa script)
ଏକ (Oriya script)
ꢍꢒ (Saurashtra script)
𑆍𑆑 (Sharada script)
𑖊𑖎 (Siddham script)
ඒක (Sinhalese script)
ఏక (Telugu script)
เอก (Thai script)
ཨེ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
𑒋𑒏 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)óykos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́j.kɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeː.kɐ/

Numeral

एक • (éka)

one

Adjective

एक • (éka) (Vedic áika)

(with and without एव (eva)) alone, solitary, single, happening only once, that one only
the same, one and the same, identical
one of two or many
single of its kind, unique, singular, chief, pre-eminent, excellent
sincere, truthful
little, small
(sometimes used as an indefinite article), a, an

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of एक (eka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	एकः ekaḥ	- -	- -
Vocative	- -	- -	- -
Accusative	एकम् ekam	- -	- -
Instrumental	एकेन ekena	- -	- -
Dative	एकस्मै ekasmai	- -	- -
Ablative	एकस्मात् ekasmāt	- -	- -
Genitive	एकस्य ekasya	- -	- -
Locative	एकस्मिन् ekasmin	- -	- -

Feminine ā-stem declension of एका (ekā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	एका ekā	- -	- -
Vocative	- -	- -	- -
Accusative	एकाम् ekām	- -	- -
Instrumental	एकया / एका¹ ekayā / ekā¹	- -	- -
Dative	एकस्यै ekasyai	- -	- -
Ablative	एकस्याः ekasyāḥ	- -	- -
Genitive	एकस्याः ekasyāḥ	- -	- -
Locative	एकस्याम् ekasyām	- -	- -
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of एक (eka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	एकम् ekam	- -	- -
Vocative	- -	- -	- -
Accusative	एकम् ekam	- -	- -
Instrumental	एकेन ekena	- -	- -
Dative	एकस्मै ekasmai	- -	- -
Ablative	एकस्मात् ekasmāt	- -	- -
Genitive	एकस्य ekasya	- -	- -
Locative	एकस्मिन् ekasmin	- -	- -

Noun

एक • (éka) m (Vedic áika)

name of a teacher
name of a son of रय (Raya)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of एक (eka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	एकः ekaḥ	एकौ ekau	एकाः / एकासः¹ ekāḥ / ekāsaḥ¹
Vocative	एक eka	एकौ ekau	एकाः / एकासः¹ ekāḥ / ekāsaḥ¹
Accusative	एकम् ekam	एकौ ekau	एकान् ekān
Instrumental	एकेन ekena	एकाभ्याम् ekābhyām	एकैः / एकेभिः¹ ekaiḥ / ekebhiḥ¹
Dative	एकाय ekāya	एकाभ्याम् ekābhyām	एकेभ्यः ekebhyaḥ
Ablative	एकात् ekāt	एकाभ्याम् ekābhyām	एकेभ्यः ekebhyaḥ
Genitive	एकस्य ekasya	एकयोः ekayoḥ	एकानाम् ekānām
Locative	एके eke	एकयोः ekayoḥ	एकेषु ekeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

एक • (éka) n (Vedic áika)

unity, a unit (at the end of a compound)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of एक (eka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	एकम् ekam	एके eke	एकानि / एका¹ ekāni / ekā¹
Vocative	एक eka	एके eke	एकानि / एका¹ ekāni / ekā¹
Accusative	एकम् ekam	एके eke	एकानि / एका¹ ekāni / ekā¹
Instrumental	एकेन ekena	एकाभ्याम् ekābhyām	एकैः / एकेभिः¹ ekaiḥ / ekebhiḥ¹
Dative	एकाय ekāya	एकाभ्याम् ekābhyām	एकेभ्यः ekebhyaḥ
Ablative	एकात् ekāt	एकाभ्याम् ekābhyām	एकेभ्यः ekebhyaḥ
Genitive	एकस्य ekasya	एकयोः ekayoḥ	एकानाम् ekānām
Locative	एके eke	एकयोः ekayoḥ	एकेषु ekeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

ऐक्य (aikya)

Descendants

Dardic:
- Kalami: [script needed] (ak), [script needed] (akh)
- Gawar-Bati: یَک (yak)
- Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (ak)
- Kalasha: ek
- Kashmiri:
  - Arabic: اَکھ‎ (akh)
  - Devanagari: अख (akh)
- Khowar: اِ‎ (i)
- Phalura: آکھ‎ (ā), آ‎
- Shina: [script needed] (ĕk)
- Savi: [script needed] (yak), [script needed] (ek)
- Shumashti: [script needed] (yek)
- Tirahi: [script needed] (īk)
- Torwali: [script needed] (ē), [script needed] (ēk)
Eastern:
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
  - Assamese: এক (ek), এটা (eta)
  - Bengali: এক (ek)
  - Bhojpuri: एगो (ēgō)
  - Maithili: एक (ēk)
  - Oriya: ଏ (e)
  - Rohingya: [script needed] (ek)
Southern:
- Elu:
  - Dhivehi: އެއް‎ (ek̊)
  - Sinhalese: එක (eka)
- Maharastri Prakrit:
  - Konkani: एक (ēk)
  - Marathi: एक (ek)
→ Old Javanese: eka
- Javanese: ꦲꦺꦏ (éka)
- → Balinese: ᬏᬓ (éka)
Pali: eka
- → Burmese: ဧက (eka.)
- → Khmer: ឯក (ʼaek)
- → Lao: ເອກ (ʼēk)
- → Thai: เอก (èek)
→ Santali: ᱮᱠᱚ (ekô)
Central:
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ekka) (see there for further descendants)
Northern:
- Sindhi: اےکُ‎ (eku), حےکُ‎ (heku)
- Lahnda: [script needed] (hekk), [script needed] (hikk)
- Kumaoni: एक (ek)
→ Kannada: ಏಕ (ēka)
→ Malay: ايک‎ (eka)
- Indonesian: eka
→ Telugu: ఏకము (ēkamu)
→ Thai: เอก (èek)
→ Prasuni: [script needed] (ipin)
→ Waigali: [script needed] (ew)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “एक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0227.