अक्खड़
Hindi
Etymology
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Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *आक्कड (ākkaḍa). Related to अकड़ (akaṛ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ək.kʰəɽ/, [ɐk̚.kʰɐɽ]
Audio (Delhi): (file) - Hyphenation: अक्‧खड़, अ‧क्खड़
- Rhymes: -əɽ
Adjective
अक्खड़ • (akkhaṛ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَکَّھڑ)
- recalcitrant, stubborn
- Synonym: ज़िद्दी (ziddī)
- arrogant, audacious, presumptuous
- proud
- foolhardy, fearless
Derived terms
- अक्खड़पन (akkhaṛpan)
- अक्खड़पना (akkhaṛpanā)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अक्खड़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 11
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ākkaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 45
Malvi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (*ākkaḍa).
Cognates
Cognate with Hindustani اَکَّھڑ / अक्खड़ (akkhaṛ)
Adjective
अक्खड़ (akkhaṛ) (indeclinable)
Further reading
More information
- “अक्खड़”, in Hindwi Dictionary [including the languages of Hindi region] (in Hindi), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026
- डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित [Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit]; डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी [Prahlad Chandra Joshi] (2010), “अक्खड़”, 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 1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ākkaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 45