आकांक्षी

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH
Sanskrit आ (ā)
Sanskrit आ- (ā-)
Proto-Indo-European *kenk-der.
Sanskrit काङ्क्ष् (kāṅkṣ)
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-in-
Sanskrit -इन् (-in)
Sanskrit काङ्क्षिन् (kāṅkṣin)
Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षिन् (ākāṅkṣin)bor.
Hindi आकांक्षी

    Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षी (ākāṅkṣī). By surface analysis, आकांक्षा (ākāṅkṣā, “desire, hope”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.kɑːŋ.kʂiː/, [äː.kä̃ːŋ.kʃiː]

    Adjective

    आकांक्षी • (ākāṅkṣī) (indeclinable)

    1. aspiring, desiring
      बीजेपी ने कांग्रेस पर गरीब और आकांक्षी भारतीयों का अपमान करने का आरोप लगाया
      bījepī ne kāṅgres par garīb aur ākāṅkṣī bhārtīyõ kā apmān karne kā ārop lagāyā
      The BJP [political party] accused congress of insulting poor and aspiring Indians

    References

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