अचंभा

Hindi

FWOTD – 11 February 2019

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀆𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀫𑁆𑀪 (*ācchambha). Turner suggests a relation to Sanskrit आस्कभ्नाति (āskabhnāti, “to firmly fix”). Cognate with Marathi अचंबा (acambā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.t͡ʃəm.bʱɑː/, [ɐ.t͡ʃɐ̃m.bʱäː]

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Noun

अचंभा • (acambhā) m

1. amazement, astonishment, incredulity

   Synonym: आश्चर्य (āścarya)

   • 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.

2. spectacle, wonder (something wondrous or spectacular)

Declension

Declension of अचंभा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अचंभा acambhā	अचंभे acambhe
oblique	अचंभे acambhe	अचंभों acambhõ
vocative	अचंभे acambhe	अचंभो acambho

Derived terms

• अचंभित (acambhit, “amazed”)
• अचंभित करना (acambhit karnā, “to be amazed”)
• अचंभा करना (acambhā karnā, “to marvel at”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अचंभा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ācchambha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press