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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अकथ्य (akathya), from अ- (a-) + कथ्य (kathya). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) + कथ्य (kathya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.kət̪ʰ.jᵊ/,
Adjective
अकथ्य • (akathya)
- unspeakable
- unutterable, unmentionable
- inexpressible, indescribable
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अकथ्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “अकथ्य”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अकथ्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha