अचानक

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Hindi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.t͡ʃɑː.nək/,
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Adverb

अचानक (acānak) (Urdu spelling اچانک)

  1. suddenly
    वह अचानक ज़ोर से चिल्लाने लगा।
    vah acānak zor se cillāne lagā.
    He suddenly started screaming loudly.
    अचानक सेacānak sesuddenly
  2. unexpectedly

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अचानक (acānak).

Pronunciation

Adverb

अचानक (acānak)

  1. suddenly
  2. unexpectedly

Synonyms

References

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अचानक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अचानक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies