अक्ष

See also: अक्षि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्ष (akṣa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-. Compare English axis.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əkʂ/, [ɐkʃ]

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Noun

अक्ष • (akṣ) m (Urdu spelling اکش)

1. axle, axis
2. die (cube used in the game of dice)
3. (geography) latitude

Declension

Declension of अक्ष (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अक्ष akṣ	अक्ष akṣ
oblique	अक्ष akṣ	अक्षों akṣõ
vocative	अक्ष akṣ	अक्षो akṣo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• অক্ষ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
• অক্ষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• အက္ၑ (Burmese script)
• અક્ષ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਕ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂍𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
• អក្ឞ (Khmer script)
• ອກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
• അക്ഷ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡬᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢉᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
• ଅକ୍ଷ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
• අක්‍ෂ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩜 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚊𑚶 (Takri script)
• அக்ஷ (Tamil script)
• అక్ష (Telugu script)
• อกฺษ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཀྵ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨋𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-. Cognate with Latin axis.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́k.ʂɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐk.ʂɐ/

Noun

अक्ष • (ákṣa) stem, m

1. axle, axis
2. wheel, car, cart
3. the beam of a balance or string which holds the pivot of the beam
4. snake
5. terrestrial latitude
6. the collar-bone
7. the temporal bone

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अक्ष (akṣa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अक्षः akṣaḥ	अक्षौ / अक्षा¹ akṣau / akṣā¹	अक्षाः / अक्षासः¹ akṣāḥ / akṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अक्ष akṣa	अक्षौ / अक्षा¹ akṣau / akṣā¹	अक्षाः / अक्षासः¹ akṣāḥ / akṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अक्षम् akṣam	अक्षौ / अक्षा¹ akṣau / akṣā¹	अक्षान् akṣān
Instrumental	अक्षेण akṣeṇa	अक्षाभ्याम् akṣābhyām	अक्षैः / अक्षेभिः¹ akṣaiḥ / akṣebhiḥ¹
Dative	अक्षाय akṣāya	अक्षाभ्याम् akṣābhyām	अक्षेभ्यः akṣebhyaḥ
Ablative	अक्षात् akṣāt	अक्षाभ्याम् akṣābhyām	अक्षेभ्यः akṣebhyaḥ
Genitive	अक्षस्य akṣasya	अक्षयोः akṣayoḥ	अक्षाणाम् akṣāṇām
Locative	अक्षे akṣe	अक्षयोः akṣayoḥ	अक्षेषु akṣeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अक्षक (akṣaka)

 

Descendants

• Pali: akkha
• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)
  • Eastern:
    • Bihari: अखौत (akhaut), अखौता (akhautā)
    • Odia: ଅଖ (akha)
  • Southern:
    • Marathi: आस (ās), आंस (āusa), आंख (āṅkha)
      • → Gujarati: આંસ (ā̃sa)
    • Sinhalese: අක (aka), අකුව (akuwa)
  • Western:
    • Gujarati: આંક (ā̃ka)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “अक्ष”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “akṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press