ਅੱਖਰ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (akkhara) from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ਅੱਖਰ • (akkhar) m (Shahmukhi spelling اکّھر)
Derived terms edit
- ਅੱਖਰੀ (akkharī, adjective)
- ਅੱਖਰ ਕ੍ਰਮ (akkhar kram, “alphabetical order”)
- ਲਗਾਖਰ m (lagākhar, “superscript diacritic”)
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “akṣára”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2