अचंभा
Contents
HindiEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *āccʰambʰas. Turner suggests a relation to Sanskrit आस्कभ्नाति (āskabhnāti, “to firmly fix”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
अचंभा • (acambhā) m
- amazement, astonishment, incredulity
- 1880 – 1936, Premchand, Ātmārām
- लोगों को उसकी द्रुतगमिता पर आचम्भा हो रहा था।
- logõ ko uskī drutagmitā par ācambhā ho rahā thā.
- People were feeling amazement at the sight of his speed.
- Synonym: आश्चर्य (āścarya)
- a wonder, spectacle
DeclensionEdit
Declension of अचंभा | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Direct | अचंभा (acambhā) | अचंभे (acambhe) |
Oblique | अचंभे (acambhe) | अचंभों (acambhõ) |
Vocative | अचंभे (acambhe) | अचंभो (acambho) |
ReferencesEdit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अचंभा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ācchambha (1079)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press