सुरक्षा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुरक्षा (surakṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sʊ.ɾək.ʂɑː/, [sʊ.ɾɐk.ʃäː]

Noun

सुरक्षा • (surakṣā) f

1. security
2. safety
3. protection
4. safe custody
5. conservation

Declension

Declension of सुरक्षा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सुरक्षा surakṣā	सुरक्षाएँ surakṣāẽ
oblique	सुरक्षा surakṣā	सुरक्षाओं surakṣāõ
vocative	सुरक्षा surakṣā	सुरक्षाओ surakṣāo

Derived terms

• सुरक्षाबल m (surakṣābal, “security force”)

Related terms

• सुरक्षित (surakṣit, “safe”, adjective)

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /su.ɾɐk.ʂɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪uˈɾɐk.ʂɑː/

Noun

सुरक्षा • (surakṣā) stem, f

1. safeness
2. salvage, extrication, recovery
3. security

Descendants

• → Hindi: सुरक्षा (surakṣā) (learned)
• → Punjabi: ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ (surakkhiā)

References

[1] definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit