अकथनीय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अकथनीय (akathanīya), from अ- (a-) + कथनीय (kathanīya). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ कथनीय (kathnīya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.kət̪ʰ.niː.jᵊ/, [ɐ.kɐt̪ʰ.niː.jᵊ]

Adjective

अकथनीय • (akathnīya)

1. unspeakable
2. unutterable, unmentionable
3. inexpressible, indescribable

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अकथनीय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “अकथनीय”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अकथनीय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha