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अक्का

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Marathi

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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अक्का (akkāf

  1. alternative form of आक्का (ākkā)

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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    From a Proto-Indo-European lallwort *h₂ekkeh₂, compare Latin Acca Larentia, a Roman goddess, Ancient Greek Ἀκκώ (Akkṓ, “nurse of Demeter”), ἀγάλλω (agállō, to adorn oneself, be vain or crazy).

    Alternatively from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *akka (older sister), compare Kannada ಅಕ್ಕ (akka), Malayalam അക്ക (akka), Telugu అక్క (akka), Tamil அக்கா (akkā), Sinhalese අක්‍කා (akkā), Konkani and Marathi अक्का (akkā).[1][2]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    अक्का (akkā) stemf

    1. (childish) mother

    Declension

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    Feminine ā-stem declension of अक्का
    singular dual plural
    nominative अक्का (akkā) अक्के (akke) अक्काः (akkāḥ)
    accusative अक्काम् (akkām) अक्के (akke) अक्काः (akkāḥ)
    instrumental अक्कया (akkayā)
    अक्का¹ (akkā¹)
    अक्काभ्याम् (akkābhyām) अक्काभिः (akkābhiḥ)
    dative अक्कायै (akkāyai) अक्काभ्याम् (akkābhyām) अक्काभ्यः (akkābhyaḥ)
    ablative अक्कायाः (akkāyāḥ)
    अक्कायै² (akkāyai²)
    अक्काभ्याम् (akkābhyām) अक्काभ्यः (akkābhyaḥ)
    genitive अक्कायाः (akkāyāḥ)
    अक्कायै² (akkāyai²)
    अक्कयोः (akkayoḥ) अक्कानाम् (akkānām)
    locative अक्कायाम् (akkāyām) अक्कयोः (akkayoḥ) अक्कासु (akkāsu)
    vocative अक्के (akke) अक्के (akke) अक्काः (akkāḥ)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

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    • Prakrit: 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (akkā)

    References

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    1. ^ Burrow, T[homas] (1948), “Dravidian Studies VII: Further Dravidian words in Sanskrit”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London[1], volume 12, number 2, page 365 of 365–396
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “akkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 1