akkhi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• अक्खि (Devanagari script)
• অক্খি (Bengali script)
• අක‍්ඛි (Sinhalese script)
• အက္ခိ (Burmese script)
• อกฺขิ or อักขิ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨠ᩠ᨡᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອກ຺ຂິ or ອັກຂິ (Lao script)
• អក្ខិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hákṣi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Noun

akkhi n

1. eye

Derived terms

• ubbhatehi akkhihi (“with both eyes”)

References

• M I (PTS p.383)
• PED entry