ਅੱਖਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (akkhara) from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əkʰː.əɾ/

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• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: ਅੱਖ‧ਰ

Noun

ਅੱਖਰ • (akkhar) m (Shahmukhi spelling اکّھر)

1. letter (of an alphabet)

   Synonym: ਹਰਫ਼ (haraf)

2. syllable

Derived terms

• ਅੱਖਰੀ (akkharī, adjective)
• ਅੱਖਰ ਕ੍ਰਮ (akkhar kram, “alphabetical order”)
• ਲਗਾਖਰ m (lagākhar, “superscript diacritic”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “akṣára”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅੱਖਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 24.
• “ਅੱਖਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024