अकड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (*ākkaḍa). Cognate to Marathi अकड (akaḍ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.kəɽ/
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Noun

अकड़ • (akaṛ) f (Urdu spelling اکڑ‎)

conceit, arrogance, vanity (excessive self-esteem; disregard for the opinions of others)
अकड़ से बात करना ― akaṛ se bāt karnā ― to speak conceitedly
stiffness (state of being stiff; tightness)

Declension

Declension of अकड़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अकड़ akaṛ	अकड़ें akaṛẽ
oblique	अकड़ akaṛ	अकड़ों akaṛõ
vocative	अकड़ akaṛ	अकड़ो akaṛo

Related terms

अकड़ना (akaṛnā)
अकड़न (akṛan)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अकड़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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