अंकुश

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See also: अकेश

Hindi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अंकुश (aṃkuśa).

Pronunciation

Noun

अंकुश • (aṅkuś) m

  1. hook, goad (especially used to drive an elephant)
    Synonym: हुक (huk)
  2. control, restraint
    (deprecated template usage)
    लोहे के दाम पर सरकार अंकुश लगाएगी।
    lohe ke dām par sarkār aṅkuś lagāegī.
    The government will put controls on the price of iron.
    (deprecated template usage) अंकुश रखना ― aṅkuś rakhnā ― to keep under control
    Synonym: नियंत्रण (niyantraṇ)

Declension

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Sanskrit

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“corner, hirn”). Compare Persian آکج (âkej, “hook”)

Noun

अंकुश • (aṃkuśa) stem, ?

  1. a hook, especially an elephant-driver's hook.
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