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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (alakkha), from Sanskrit अलक्ष्य (alakṣya). Cognate with Gujarati અલખ (alakh), Malvi अलख (alakh), Marwari अलख (alakh) / 𑅐𑅮𑅖 (alkh).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.ləkʰ/,
Adjective
अलख • (alakh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَلَکھ)
- unseen; invisible; formless; without shape or form (often applied to God)
- Synonym: अदृश्य (adŕśya)
Further reading
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “अलख”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 44
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अलख”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 327
- Platts, John T. (1884) “अलख”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 77
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अलख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 58
- “अलख”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alakṣya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 31
Malvi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (alakkha), from Sanskrit अलक्ष्य (alakṣya). Cognate with Gujarati અલખ (alakh), Hindustani اَلَکھ (alakh) / अलख (alakh), Marwari अलख (alakh) / 𑅐𑅮𑅖 (alkh).
Adjective
अलख (alakh) (indeclinable)
- invisible, imperceptible
Further reading
- डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित , डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी (2010) “अलख”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Malvi - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल : माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर , →ISBN, अ, page 21, column 1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alakṣya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 31