अकन्या

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अकन्या (akanyā). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ कन्या (kanyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.kən.jɑː/, [ɐ.kɐ̃ɲ.jäː]

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Noun

अकन्या • (akanyā) f

1. not a virgin; a female who has lost her virginity or has had sexual intercourse

Declension

Declension of अकन्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अकन्या akanyā	अकन्याएँ akanyāẽ
oblique	अकन्या akanyā	अकन्याओं akanyāõ
vocative	अकन्या akanyā	अकन्याओ akanyāo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अकन्या”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অকন্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬓᬦ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• অকন্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰎𑰡𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀓𑀦𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• အကနျာ (Burmese script)
• અકન્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਅਕਨ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦏꦤꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂍𑂢𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಕನ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• អកន្យា (Khmer script)
• ອກນ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• അകന്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡬᠠᠨᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢉᠠᠨᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦮𑧁𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐎𑐣𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଅକନ୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢂꢒꢥ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆑𑆤𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖎𑖡𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• අකන්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩜𑩯 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚊𑚝𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• அகந்யா (Tamil script)
• అకన్యా (Telugu script)
• อกนฺยา (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཀ་ནྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒏𑒢𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨋𑨝𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अ- (a-, negative) +‎ कन्या (kanyā̀, “virgin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐˈkɐn̪.jɑː/

Noun

अकन्या • (akanyā) stem, f

1. (Classical Sanskrit) not a virgin; a female who has lost her virginity or has had sexual intercourse
   • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of अकन्या (akanyā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अकन्या akanyā	अकन्ये akanye	अकन्याः akanyāḥ
Vocative	अकन्ये akanye	अकन्ये akanye	अकन्याः akanyāḥ
Accusative	अकन्याम् akanyām	अकन्ये akanye	अकन्याः akanyāḥ
Instrumental	अकन्यया / अकन्या¹ akanyayā / akanyā¹	अकन्याभ्याम् akanyābhyām	अकन्याभिः akanyābhiḥ
Dative	अकन्यायै akanyāyai	अकन्याभ्याम् akanyābhyām	अकन्याभ्यः akanyābhyaḥ
Ablative	अकन्यायाः / अकन्यायै² akanyāyāḥ / akanyāyai²	अकन्याभ्याम् akanyābhyām	अकन्याभ्यः akanyābhyaḥ
Genitive	अकन्यायाः / अकन्यायै² akanyāyāḥ / akanyāyai²	अकन्ययोः akanyayoḥ	अकन्यानाम् akanyānām
Locative	अकन्यायाम् akanyāyām	अकन्ययोः akanyayoḥ	अकन्यासु akanyāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “अकन्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “akanyā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अकन्या”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “अकन्या”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press