आकर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.kəɾ/, [äː.kɐɾ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकर (ākara)

Noun

आकर • (ākar) m

1. a mine; a rich source; store, treasury; multitude
2. place of origin; source
3. a way of sword using

Adjective

आकर • (ākar)

1. best, excellent

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

आकर • (ākar)

1. conjunctive form of आना (ānā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• আকৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬓᬭ (Balinese script)
• আকর (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰎𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀓𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• အာကရ (Burmese script)
• આકર (Gujarati script)
• ਆਕਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌕𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦏꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂍𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಆಕರ (Kannada script)
• អាករ (Khmer script)
• ອາກຣ (Lao script)
• ആകര (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘎𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᢉᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑦮𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐎𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଆକର (Odia script)
• ꢃꢒꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆑𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖎𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ආකර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩜𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚊𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஆகர (Tamil script)
• ఆకర (Telugu script)
• อากร (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཀ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒏𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨋𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.kɐ.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.kɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

आकर • (ākara) stem, m

1. one who scatters, i.e. distributes abundantly
2. accumulation, plenty, multitude
3. a mine; a rich source
4. place of origin, origin
5. best, excellent

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आकर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आकरः (ākaraḥ)	आकरौ (ākarau) आकरा¹ (ākarā¹)	आकराः (ākarāḥ) आकरासः¹ (ākarāsaḥ¹)
accusative	आकरम् (ākaram)	आकरौ (ākarau) आकरा¹ (ākarā¹)	आकरान् (ākarān)
instrumental	आकरेण (ākareṇa)	आकराभ्याम् (ākarābhyām)	आकरैः (ākaraiḥ) आकरेभिः¹ (ākarebhiḥ¹)
dative	आकराय (ākarāya)	आकराभ्याम् (ākarābhyām)	आकरेभ्यः (ākarebhyaḥ)
ablative	आकरात् (ākarāt)	आकराभ्याम् (ākarābhyām)	आकरेभ्यः (ākarebhyaḥ)
genitive	आकरस्य (ākarasya)	आकरयोः (ākarayoḥ)	आकराणाम् (ākarāṇām)
locative	आकरे (ākare)	आकरयोः (ākarayoḥ)	आकरेषु (ākareṣu)
vocative	आकर (ākara)	आकरौ (ākarau) आकरा¹ (ākarā¹)	आकराः (ākarāḥ) आकरासः¹ (ākarāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: आकर (ākar)
• Pali: ākara
  • → Khmer: អាករ (ʼaakɑɑ)
  • → Lao: ອາກອນ (ʼā kǭn)
  • → Thai: อากร (aa-gɔɔn, “group; origin”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “आकर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0127, column 3.