अकड़

See also: अकड

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (*ākkaḍa). First attested in c. 1679 as Middle Hindi اکڙ (akṛ /⁠akaṛ⁠/).

Cognates

Cognate with Marathi अकड (akaḍ), Punjabi ਆਕੜ / آکَڑ (ākaṛ), Pahari-Potwari آکَڑ (ākaṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.kəɽ/, [ɐ.kɐɽ]

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• Hyphenation: अ‧कड़
• Rhymes: -əɽ

Noun

अकड़ • (akaṛ) f (Urdu spelling اَکَڑ)

1. conceit, arrogance, vanity (excessive self-esteem; disregard for the opinions of others)

   अकड़ से बात करना ― akaṛ se bāt karnā ― to speak conceitedly

2. stiffness (state of being stiff; tightness)

Declension

Declension of अकड़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अकड़ akaṛ	अकड़ें akaṛẽ
oblique	अकड़ akaṛ	अकड़ों akaṛõ
vocative	अकड़ akaṛ	अकड़ो akaṛo

Related terms

• अकड़न (akṛan)
• अकड़ना (akaṛnā)
• अक्खड़ (akkhaṛ)
• अखड़ाना (akhṛānā)

 

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अकड़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 9
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ākkaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 45