Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English uncle.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əŋ.kəl/, [ɐ̃ŋ.kɐl]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -əl

Noun edit

अंकल (aṅkalm (Urdu spelling انکل)

  1. uncle
    Synonym: चाचा (cācā)
  2. respectful form of address for any elder man
    अंकल जीaṅkal jīuncle-ji

Declension edit

References edit

  • uncle-ji”, in Collins Gem English-Hindi Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
  • अंकल”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Konkani edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English uncle.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

अंकल (aṅkalm (Latin script onkol, Kannada script ಅಂಕಲ್)

  1. a respectful form of address for any elder man
    Coordinate term: आंटी (āṇṭī)
  2. (derogatory) a Goan Christian man

Declension edit

Declension of अंकल
singular plural
ergative अंकलान (aṅkalān) अंकलान्नि (aṅkalānni)
nominative अंकल (aṅkal) अंकला (aṅkalā)
vocative अंकला (aṅkalā) अंकलान्नो (aṅkalānno)
accusative/dative अंकलाक (aṅkalāk) अंकलांक (aṅkalānk)
superessive अंकलार/अंकलाचेर (aṅkalār/aṅkalācer) अंकलान्चेर (aṅkalāncer)
instrumental अंकलानि (aṅkalāni) अंकलान्नि (aṅkalānni)
ablative अंकलात्ल्यान (aṅkalātlyān) अंकलान्त्ल्यान (aṅkalāntlyān)
Genitive declension of अंकल
masculine object feminine object
singular plural singular plural
singular subject अंकलाचो (aṅkalātso) अंकलाचे (aṅkalāce) अंकलाचि (aṅkalāci) अंकलाचि (aṅkalāci)
plural subject अंकलान्चो (aṅkalāntso) अंकलान्चे (aṅkalānce) अंकलान्चि (aṅkalānci) अंकलान्चि (aṅkalānci)

References edit

  • Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani[1], Goa University (doctoral thesis)