अख़रोट

See also: अखरोट

Hindi

Alternative forms

अखरोट (akhroṭ) — without nuqta

Etymology

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀝 (akkhoṭa), from Sanskrit अक्षोट (akṣoṭa). The ख़ (xa) as opposed to the expected ख (kha) is a hyperforeignism. The medial -r- is also unexpected—some cognates like Gujarati અખરોટ (akharoṭ) have it, and others like Marathi अखोड (akhoḍ) do not. Compare also Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi) → Hindi करोड़ (karoṛ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /əx.ɾoːʈ/, [ɐx.ɾoːʈ], /əkʰ.ɾoːʈ/, [ɐkʰ.ɾoːʈ]
Audio: (file)

Noun

अख़रोट • (axroṭ) m (Urdu spelling اخروٹ)

walnut

Declension

Declension of *अख़रोट* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	अख़रोट axroṭ	अख़रोट axroṭ
oblique	अख़रोट axroṭ	अख़रोटों axroṭõ
vocative	अख़रोट axroṭ	अख़रोटो axroṭo

References

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