अंकुर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्कुर (aṅkura).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /əŋ.kʊɾ/, [ɐ̃ŋ.kʊɾ]
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Noun
अंकुर • (aṅkur) m
- shoot, bud, sprout
- अंकुर फूटना ― aṅkur phūṭnā ― to sprout (a plant)
- (figuratively) offspring
- (figuratively) granulation (of a healing wound)
- (figuratively) germ (the origin or the beginning of an idea &c.)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अंकुर aṅkur |
अंकुर aṅkur |
| oblique | अंकुर aṅkur |
अंकुरों aṅkurõ |
| vocative | अंकुर aṅkur |
अंकुरो aṅkuro |
Derived terms
- अंकुर आना (aṅkur ānā)
- अंकुर उगना (aṅkur ugnā)
- अंकुर निकलना (aṅkur nikalnā)
- अंकुर फूटना (aṅkur phūṭnā)
Related terms
Proper noun
अंकुर • (aṅkur) m
- a male given name, Ankur, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अंकुर aṅkur |
अंकुर aṅkur |
| oblique | अंकुर aṅkur |
अंकुरों aṅkurõ |
| vocative | अंकुर aṅkur |
अंकुरो aṅkuro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अंकुर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अंकुर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha