आँख
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Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi), from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Compare Pali akkhi, Romani jakh.
Noun
आँख (ā̃kh) f
Alternative forms
Hindi
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Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi), from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Compare Pali akkhi, Romani jakh, Punjabi ਅੱਖ (akkha), Assamese আখি (akhi, “eye; a knot on a bamboo”). Cognate with English eye.
Pronunciation
Noun
आँख • (ā̃kh) f (Urdu spelling آنکھ)
- (anatomy) eye
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आँख
- प्रकाश में मानवीय आँख पर क्या प्रतिक्रिया होती है?
- prakāś mẽ mānvīya ā̃kh par kyā pratikriyā hotī hai?
- How does the human eye react to light?
- मैंने उसे अपनी आँखों से देखा था।
- ma͠ine use apnī ā̃khõ se dekhā thā.
- I saw him with my own eyes.
- प्यारी-प्यारी आँखें ― pyārī-pyārī ā̃khẽ ― lovely eyes
- आँख मारना ― ā̃kh mārnā ― to wink
- sight, glance, look
- regard
Declension
Declension of आँख (fem cons-stem)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “akṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ákṣi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 3