आक्का

Marathi

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit अक्का (akkā), Kannada ಅಕ್ಕ (akka), Telugu అక్క (akka), Tamil அக்கா (akkā), Sinhalese අක්‍කා (ak‍kā).

Noun

आक्का • (ākkā) f

  1. older sister
    Synonym: ताई (tāī)
    Hypernym: बहीण (bahīṇ)
  2. elderly woman

See also
  • आक्काबाई (ākkābāī)

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “आक्का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “अका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “अक्का”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “akkā (16)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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