अकन्या
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अकन्या (akanyā). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) + कन्या (kanyā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.kən.jɑː/, [ɐ.kɐ̃ɲ.jäː]
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Noun
अकन्या • (akanyā) f
- not a virgin; a female who has lost her virginity or has had sexual intercourse
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अकन्या akanyā |
अकन्याएँ akanyāẽ |
| oblique | अकन्या akanyā |
अकन्याओं akanyāõ |
| vocative | अकन्या akanyā |
अकन्याओ akanyāo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अकन्या”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- অকন্যা (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬓᬦ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- অকন্যা (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰎𑰡𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀓𑀦𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- အကနျာ (Burmese script)
- અકન્યા (Gujarati script)
- ਅਕਨ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦏꦤꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂍𑂢𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಅಕನ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
- អកន្យា (Khmer script)
- ອກນ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
- അകന്യാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᡬᠠᠨᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢉᠠᠨᠶᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑦮𑧁𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐎𑐣𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଅକନ୍ଯା (Odia script)
- ꢂꢒꢥ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆑𑆤𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖎𑖡𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- අකන්යා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩜𑩯 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚊𑚝𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
- அகந்யா (Tamil script)
- అకన్యా (Telugu script)
- อกนฺยา (Thai script)
- ཨ་ཀ་ནྱཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒏𑒢𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨋𑨝𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From अ- (a-, negative) + कन्या (kanyā̀, “virgin”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ.kɐn̪.jɑː/
Noun
अकन्या • (akanyā) stem, f
- (Classical Sanskrit) not a virgin; a female who has lost her virginity or has had sexual intercourse
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अकन्या (akanyā) | अकन्ये (akanye) | अकन्याः (akanyāḥ) |
| accusative | अकन्याम् (akanyām) | अकन्ये (akanye) | अकन्याः (akanyāḥ) |
| instrumental | अकन्यया (akanyayā) | अकन्याभ्याम् (akanyābhyām) | अकन्याभिः (akanyābhiḥ) |
| dative | अकन्यायै (akanyāyai) | अकन्याभ्याम् (akanyābhyām) | अकन्याभ्यः (akanyābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अकन्यायाः (akanyāyāḥ) | अकन्याभ्याम् (akanyābhyām) | अकन्याभ्यः (akanyābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अकन्यायाः (akanyāyāḥ) | अकन्ययोः (akanyayoḥ) | अकन्यानाम् (akanyānām) |
| locative | अकन्यायाम् (akanyāyām) | अकन्ययोः (akanyayoḥ) | अकन्यासु (akanyāsu) |
| vocative | अकन्ये (akanye) | अकन्ये (akanye) | अकन्याः (akanyāḥ) |
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “अकन्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “akanyā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अकन्या”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “अकन्या”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press