انوکھا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (aṇŏkkha), *𑀅𑀡𑀯𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔 (*aṇavekkha), from Sanskrit अनपेक्ष (anapekṣa). Doublet of اَݨوکھ (aṇokh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ə.ɳoː.kʰäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: اَ‧ݨو‧کھا

Adjective

اَݨوکھا • (aṇokhā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਅਣੋਖਾ)

1. uncommon, strange
2. unique

Declension

Declension of انوکھا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	اَݨوکھا (aṇokhā)	اَݨوکھے (aṇokhe)		اَݨوکھی (aṇokhī)	اَݨوکھِیاں (aṇokhiyāṉ)
oblique	اَݨوکھے (aṇokhe)	اَݨوکھیاں (aṇokheyāṉ)		اَݨوکھی (aṇokhī)	اَݨوکھِیاں (aṇokhiyāṉ)

Derived terms

• اَنوکْھڑا (anokhṛā)

References

• “انوکھا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “انوکھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ánapēkṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 14

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (aṇokkha), *𑀅𑀡𑀯𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔 (*aṇavekkha), from Sanskrit अनपेक्ष (anapekṣa). Compare Punjabi اَݨوکھا (aṇokhā) / ਅਣੋਖਾ (aṇokhā) and Saraiki اَنوکْھڑا (anokhṛā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.noː.kʰɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: اَ‧نو‧کھا

Adjective

اَنوکھا • (anokhā) (Hindi spelling अनोखा)

1. uncommon, strange
2. unique

Declension

Declension of انوکھا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	اَنوکھا (anokhā)	اَنوکھے (anokhe)		اَنوکھی (anokhī)	اَنوکھی (anokhī)
indirect	اَنوکھے (anokhe)	اَنوکھے (anokhe)		اَنوکھی (anokhī)	اَنوکھی (anokhī)

References

• “انوکھا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “انوکھا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ánapēkṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 14