अखंड

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ खंड (khaṇḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.kʰəɳɖ/, [ɐ.kʰɐ̃ɳɖ]
• Hyphenation: अ‧खंड

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• Rhymes: -əɳɖ

Adjective

अखंड • (akhaṇḍ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَکَھنْڈ)

1. unified, undivided, complete, whole

   अखंड भारत ― akhaṇḍ bhārat ― unified India (Indian irredentist concept)

Proper noun

अखंड • (akhaṇḍ) m

1. a male given name, Akhand, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of अखंड (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	अखंड akhaṇḍ
oblique	अखंड akhaṇḍ
vocative	अखंड akhaṇḍ

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अखंड”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 6.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अखंड”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 10
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अखंड”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 81
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अखंड”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 11
• Platts, John T. (1884), “अखण्ड”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 68

Malvi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: अ‧खंड

Adjective

अखंड (akhaṇḍ) (indeclinable)

1. undivided, unbroken
2. complete, whole

Further reading

• डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित [Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit]; डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी [Prahlad Chandra Joshi] (2010), “अखंड”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Malvi - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, अ, page 13, column 2.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘏𑘽𑘚 (akhaṃḍa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀔𑀡𑁆𑀟 (akhaṇḍa), from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ खंड (khaṇḍa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.kʰəɳ.ɖə/
• Rhymes: -ə
• Hyphenation: अ‧खं‧ड

Adjective

अखंड • (akhaṇḍa)

1. unbroken, ceaseless, intact

   Synonyms: अभंग (abhaṅga), अविरत (avirat)

2. (by extension) entire, whole
3. continuous

   Synonym: संतत (santat)

Adverb

अखंड • (akhaṇḍa)

1. continuously

   Synonym: सतत (satat)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अखंड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “अखंड”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “अखंड”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].