अक्षरारंभ

Hindi

FWOTD – 17 September 2017

Alternative forms

• अक्षरारम्भ (akṣarārambh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षरारम्भ (akṣarārambha). Surface analysis is अक्षर (akṣar, “letter”) +‎ आरंभ (ārambh, “beginning”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ək.ʂə.ɾɑː.ɾəmbʱ/, [ɐk.ʃɐ.ɾäː.ɾɐ̃mbʱ]

Noun

अक्षरारंभ • (akṣarārambh) m

1. the ritual of the beginning of schooling, initiation into literacy
   • 1947, Rajendra Prasad, Ātmakathā [Autobiography] :

     पांचवे या छठे बरस में मेरा अक्षरारम्भ कराया गया था।

     pāñcve yā chaṭhe baras mẽ merā akṣarārambh karāyā gayā thā.

     In the fifth or sixth year I was initiated into literacy.