आलोक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आलोक (āloka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.loːk/, [äː.loːk]

Noun

आलोक • (ālok) m (Urdu spelling آلوک)

1. sight, appearance
2. light

   इस आलोक में ― is ālok mẽ ― in light of this

3. flattery

Declension

Declension of आलोक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आलोक ālok	आलोक ālok
oblique	आलोक ālok	आलोकों ālokõ
vocative	आलोक ālok	आलोको āloko

Proper noun

आलोक • (ālok) m

1. a male given name, Alok, from Sanskrit

Declension

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

	singular
direct	आलोक ālok
oblique	आलोक ālok
vocative	आलोक ālok

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “आलोक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 475
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “आलोक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 73
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आलोक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 94