अचानक

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • अचानचक (acāncak)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.t͡ʃɑː.nək/, [ɐ.t͡ʃäː.nɐk]
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Adverb

अचानक • (acānak) (Urdu spelling اچانک)

  1. suddenly
    वह अचानक ज़ोर से चिल्लाने लगा।
    vah acānak zor se cillāne lagā.
    He suddenly started screaming loudly.
    अचानक सेacānak sesuddenly
  2. unexpectedly

Descendants

  • Gujarati: અચાનક (acānak)
  • Marathi: अचानक (acānak)
  • Nepali: अचानक (acānak)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अचानक (acānak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.t͡ɕa.nək/

Adverb

अचानक • (acānak)

  1. suddenly
  2. unexpectedly

Synonyms

References

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अचानक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अचानक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies