आलोचना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आलोचना (ālocanā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.loːt͡ʃ.nɑː/, [äː.loːt͡ʃ.näː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

आलोचना • (ālocnā) f (Urdu spelling آلوچنا)

1. criticism

   Synonyms: तंक़ीद (taṅqīd), समालोचना (samālocnā)

   नेता के निर्णय की अत्यन्त आलोचना हुई।

   netā ke nirṇay kī atyant ālocnā huī.

   The politician's decision was criticized quite a bit.

2. review
3. opinion

Declension

Declension of आलोचना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आलोचना ālocnā	आलोचनाएँ ālocnāẽ
oblique	आलोचना ālocnā	आलोचनाओं ālocnāõ
vocative	आलोचना ālocnā	आलोचनाओ ālocnāo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আলোচনা (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬮᭀᬘᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
• আলোচনা (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰩𑰺𑰓𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀮𑁄𑀘𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• အာလောစနာ (Burmese script)
• આલોચના (Gujarati script)
• ਆਲੋਚਨਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦭꦺꦴꦕꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂪𑂷𑂒𑂢𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಆಲೋಚನಾ (Kannada script)
• អាលោចនា (Khmer script)
• ອາໂລຈນາ (Lao script)
• ആലോചനാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠣᢜᠠᠨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘩𑘻𑘓𑘡𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠯᠣᠸᠠᢋᠠᠨᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑧉𑧜𑦳𑧁𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐮𑑀𑐔𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଆଲୋଚନା (Odia script)
• ꢃꢭꣂꢗꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆬𑆾𑆖𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖩𑖺𑖓𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ආලොචනා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩽𑩕𑩡𑩯𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚥𑚴𑚏𑚝𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஆலோசநா (Tamil script)
• ఆలోచనా (Telugu script)
• อาโลจนา (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ལོ་ཙ་ནཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒪𑒼𑒔𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨬𑨆𑨣𑨝𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of आलोचन (ālocana), from आ- (ā-) +‎ लोचन (locana), literally “seeing”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.lɐu̯.t͡ɕɐ.nɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.l̪oː.t͡ɕɐ.n̪ɑː/

Noun

आलोचना • (ālocanā) stem, f

1. seeing; perceiving; reflection
2. discussion; criticism
3. review
4. opinion

Descendants

• → Assamese: আলোচনা (alüsona) (learned)
• → Bengali: আলোচনা (alōcona) (learned)
• → Hindi: आलोचना (ālocnā) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಆಲೋಚನೆ (ālōcane)
• → Malayalam: ആലോചന (ālōcana)
• → Marathi: आलोचना (ālocnā) (learned)
• → Nepali: आलोचना (ālocanā) (learned)
• → Odia: ଆଲୋଚନା (ālocanā) (learned)
• → Tamil: ஆலோசனை (ālōcaṉai)