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)
- suddenly
- वह अचानक ज़ोर से चिल्लाने लगा।
- vah acānak zor se cillāne lagā.
- He suddenly started screaming loudly.
- अचानक से ― acānak se ― suddenly
- unexpectedly
Descendants
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi अचानक (acānak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə.t͡ɕa.nək/
Adverb
अचानक • (acānak)
Synonyms
- अवचित (avcit) (poetic)
- अयाचित (ayācit) (uncommon)
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