अन्यथा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्यथा (anyathā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ən.jə.t̪ʰɑː/, [ɐ̃ɲ.jɐ.t̪ʰäː]

Adverb

अन्यथा • (anyathā)

1. (formal) otherwise, or else

   Synonyms: वरना (varnā), नहीं तो (nahī̃ to)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অন্যথা (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬦ᭄ᬬᬣᬵ (Balinese script)
• অন্যথা (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰡𑰿𑰧𑰞𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀬𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• အနျထာ (Burmese script)
• અન્યથા (Gujarati script)
• ਅਨ੍ਯਥਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦤꦾꦡꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂢𑂹𑂨𑂟𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಅನ್ಯಥಾ (Kannada script)
• អន្យថា (Khmer script)
• ອນ຺ຍຖາ (Lao script)
• അന്യഥാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠨᠶᠠᡨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘞𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠨᠶ᠋ᠠᠲᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧁𑧠𑧇𑦾𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐣𑑂𑐫𑐠𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଅନ୍ଯଥା (Odia script)
• ꢂꢥ꣄ꢫꢢꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆤𑇀𑆪𑆡𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖡𑖿𑖧𑖞𑖯 (Siddham script)
• අන්‍යථා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩯 𑪙𑩻𑩬𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚝𑚶𑚣𑚚𑚭 (Takri script)
• அந்யத²ா (Tamil script)
• అన్యథా (Telugu script)
• อนฺยถา (Thai script)
• ཨ་ནྱ་ཐཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒢𑓂𑒨𑒟𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨝𑩇𑨪𑨚𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HanyátʰaH (“otherwise”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬚𐬁 (aniiaθā, “otherwise”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐn.jɐ́.tʰɑː/, [ɐj̃.jɐ́.tʰɑː]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐn̪.jɐ.t̪ʰɑː/

Adverb

अन्यथा • (anyáthā)

1. otherwise
2. in another way

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀳𑀸 (aṇṇahā), 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀳 (aṇṇaha)
• Pali: aññathā