अंचल

See also: अचल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अञ्चल (añcala). Cognate to Nepali अञ्चल (añcal).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ən.t͡ʃəl/, [ɐ̃n.t͡ʃɐl]

• Audio (Delhi):

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Noun

अंचल • (añcal) m (Urdu spelling انچل)

1. end of sari; the end of a sari wrapped around breast
2. the border or hem of a cloak, veil, shawl, or mantle
3. (figuratively) bosom
4. border region, region

   Synonyms: क्षेत्र (kṣetra), इलाक़ा (ilāqā), ज़ोन (zon)

5. shore, end, edge
6. (In Nepal) anchal

Declension

Declension of अंचल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंचल añcal	अंचल añcal
oblique	अंचल añcal	अंचलों añcalõ
vocative	अंचल añcal	अंचलो añcalo

Derived terms

• पूर्वांचल (pūrvāñcal)
• हिमांचल (himāñcal)