अक्ष

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See also: अक्षि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्ष (akṣa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-. Compare English axis.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əkʂ/,
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Noun

अक्ष (akṣm (Urdu spelling اکش)

  1. axle, axis
  2. die (cube used in the game of dice)
  3. (geography) latitude

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-. Cognate with Latin axis.

Pronunciation

Noun

अक्ष (ákṣa) stemm

  1. axle, axis
  2. wheel, car, cart
  3. the beam of a balance or string which holds the pivot of the beam
  4. snake
  5. terrestrial latitude
  6. the collar-bone
  7. the temporal bone

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अक्ष (akṣa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अक्षः
akṣaḥ
अक्षौ / अक्षा¹
akṣau / akṣā¹
अक्षाः / अक्षासः¹
akṣāḥ / akṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative अक्ष
akṣa
अक्षौ / अक्षा¹
akṣau / akṣā¹
अक्षाः / अक्षासः¹
akṣāḥ / akṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative अक्षम्
akṣam
अक्षौ / अक्षा¹
akṣau / akṣā¹
अक्षान्
akṣān
Instrumental अक्षेण
akṣeṇa
अक्षाभ्याम्
akṣābhyām
अक्षैः / अक्षेभिः¹
akṣaiḥ / akṣebhiḥ¹
Dative अक्षाय
akṣāya
अक्षाभ्याम्
akṣābhyām
अक्षेभ्यः
akṣebhyaḥ
Ablative अक्षात्
akṣāt
अक्षाभ्याम्
akṣābhyām
अक्षेभ्यः
akṣebhyaḥ
Genitive अक्षस्य
akṣasya
अक्षयोः
akṣayoḥ
अक्षाणाम्
akṣāṇām
Locative अक्षे
akṣe
अक्षयोः
akṣayoḥ
अक्षेषु
akṣeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “अक्ष”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “akṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press