लक्ष्य

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit लक्ष्य (lakṣyá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lək.ʂjᵊ/, [l̪ək.ʃjᵊ]

Noun

लक्ष्य • (lakṣya) m (Urdu spelling لکشیہ‎)

1. aim
2. object (to be aimed at)
3. target

   लक्ष्य मत चूको। ― lakṣy mat cūko. ― Do not miss the target.

4. mere appearance
5. a lakh (dim. लक्षं (lakṣã))

Declension

Declension of लक्ष्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लक्ष्य lakṣya	लक्ष्य lakṣya
oblique	लक्ष्य lakṣya	लक्ष्यों lakṣyõ
vocative	लक्ष्य lakṣya	लक्ष्यो lakṣyo

Synonyms

• (target) निशाना (niśānā)

Adjective

लक्ष्य • (lakṣya) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لکشیہ‎)

1. observable
2. perceptible
3. visible
4. recognizable
5. to be marked
6. to be seen or noted

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬮᬓ᭄ᬱ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• লক্ষ্য (Assamese script)
• লক্ষ্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀱𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• લક્ષ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਲਕੑਸ਼ੑਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦭꦏ꧀ꦰꦾ (Javanese script)
• លក្ឞ្យ (Khmer script)
• ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ລກ຺ຩ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• ലക്ഷ്യ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘩𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠠᢉᢔᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᠯᠠᡬᢢᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• လက္ၑျ (Burmese script)
• 𑧉𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐎𑑂𑐲𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଲକ୍ଷ୍ଯ (Oriya script)
• ꢭꢒ꣄ꢰ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆑𑇀𑆰𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• ලක්ෂ්ය (Sinhalese script)
• లక్ష్య (Telugu script)
• ลกฺษฺย (Thai script)
• ལ་ཀྵྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒏𑓂𑒭𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐk.ʂjɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɐk.ʂjɐ/

Noun

लक्ष्य • (lakṣya) m

1. aim

Descendants

• Hindi: लक्ष्य (lakṣya)
• Malayalam: ലക്ഷ്യം (lakṣyaṃ)

References

• John T. Platts (1884), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎^[1], retrieved 08-22-2012
• Hardev Bahri (accessed 08-22-2012), “Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎^[2]