अखंड

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ खंड (khaṇḍ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.kʰəɳɖ/, [ɐ.kʰɐ̃ɳɖ]
  • Hyphenation: अ‧खंड
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -əɳɖ

Adjective

अखंड • (akhaṇḍ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَکَھنْڈ)

  1. unified, undivided, complete, whole
    अखंड भारतakhaṇḍ bhāratunified India (Indian irredentist concept)

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अखंड”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 6.
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    Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “अखंड”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अखंड़”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 81
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अखंड”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 11
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “अखण्ड”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 68
  • अखंड”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Malvi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: अ‧खंड

Adjective

अखंड (akhaṇḍ) (indeclinable)

  1. undivided, unbroken
  2. complete, whole

Further reading

  • डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित [Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit], डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी [Prahlad Chandra Joshi] (2010) “अखंड”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Malvi - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, , page 13, column 2.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘏𑘽𑘚 (akhaṃḍa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀔𑀡𑁆𑀟 (akhaṇḍa), from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ खंड (khaṇḍa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.kʰəɳ.ɖə/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: अ‧खं‧ड

Adjective

अखंड • (akhaṇḍa)

  1. unbroken, ceaseless, intact
    Synonyms: अभंग (abhaṅga), अविरत (avirat)
  2. (by extension) entire, whole
  3. continuous
    Synonym: संतत (santat)

Adverb

अखंड • (akhaṇḍa)

  1. continuously
    Synonym: सतत (satat)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अखंड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “अखंड”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अखंड”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].