आँख

See also: आँखें, आखु, आँखों, and आँखो

Bundeli

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

(anatomy) eye

Alternative forms

आँखी (ā̃khī), आख (ākh), आखी (ākhī)

Hindi

Alternative forms

आंख (ā̃kh)

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”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ːkʰ/, [ä̃ːkʰ]
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Noun

आँख • (ā̃kh) f (Urdu spelling آنکھ‎)

(anatomy) eye
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।
mainne 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

Synonyms: नयन (nayan), चक्षु (cakṣu), नेत्र (netra), नैन (nain)
sight, glance, look
Synonyms: दृष्टि (dŕṣṭi), निगाह (nigāh), नज़र (nazar)
regard

Declension

Declension of आँख (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आँख ā̃kh	आँखें ā̃khẽ
oblique	आँख ā̃kh	आँखों ā̃khõ
vocative	आँख ā̃kh	आँखो ā̃kho

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