अचानक

Hindi

Alternative forms

• अचानचक (acāncak)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.t͡ʃɑː.nək/, [ɐ.t͡ʃäː.nɐk]

• Audio (Delhi):

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Adverb

अचानक • (acānak) (Urdu spelling اچانک)

1. suddenly

   वह अचानक ज़ोर से चिल्लाने लगा।

   vah acānak zor se cillāne lagā.

   He suddenly started screaming loudly.

   अचानक से ― acānak se ― suddenly

2. unexpectedly

Descendants

• → Baluchi: اچانک (acànak)
• → Gujarati: અચાનક (acānak)
• → Marathi: अचानक (acānak)
• → Nepali: अचानक (acānak)
• → Punjabi: ਅਚਾਨਕ (acānak)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अचानक (acānak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.t͡ɕa.nək/

• Audio:

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Adverb

अचानक • (acānak)

1. suddenly
2. unexpectedly

Synonyms

• अवचित (avcit) (poetic)
• अयाचित (ayācit) (uncommon)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अचानक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अचानक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies